Redcliffe Caves

Redcliffe Caves are located in the Redcliffe area of Bristol, England. Alan Gray has been giving guided historical tours of these caves for many years on behalf of Bristol City Council
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Sand was collected from the caves to be made into glass for bottling beers and rum (made of molasses from sugar cane which was produced on the plantations) and for other glass that was used to make decorative things like beads that were traded with Africa.

The caves were usually used to store goods for the ships in the port

There were rumours that some French Sailors were kept in the caves as prisoners of war for a short time during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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