Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society

Field Visit: Saltford Brass Mill, Saltford near Bath

On Saturday August 10, 2024
TBA
Walk

A guided tour of the site on the banks of the River Avon. It represents the most complete survivor of an original  group of 18th Century mills engaged in the production of copper and brass. There has been a mill at Saltford since Domesday Book when corn or grist was produced. Later in the middle ages usage change fulling or tucking. In 1721 the Bristol Brass Company modified the site for brass battery production.

Details of where to meet will be posted as soon as possible.