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P&R Brewery, Bristol?
I am writing to you from the village of Bonza Bay, north east of the port of East London in South Africa.
This morning, whilst scratching amongst the rock pools for historical artifacts (at least three sailing vessels ran aground or were wrecked in this immediate vicinity during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries) a colleague and I found the bottom half of an ancient beer bottle, bearing a raised inscription on the base that reads P&R Bristol. Does anyone have any idea of the origins of the bottle? We are aware that an iron- or steel-hulled vessel, the Jane Davie (apparently of British origin) sunk in the vicinity sometime in the 1880’s. There is very little in the available historical records about the ship itself, and the bottle may provide a clue to its origin. Does anyone know whether the ship has any connection to Bristol?
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07/12/2008 at 07:23 pm
P&R stands for Powell & Reynolds who I believe were bottle makers in Bristol during the C19th and early C20th. They made bottles for most of the South West Englan regidonal breweries - I have a few (Rogers Jacob Street Brewery, Oakhill Brewery, North Somerset Brewery, Holts Burnham Brewery, Arnold & Hancocks Taunton Brewery, etc). They also embossed the name of the brewery on the side of the bottle so if you can get one of these you’ll be able to identify the wreck better. Anyway, the P&R logo was around till about 1915 or so. The City Archivist, Bristol City Council, Council House, College Green, Bristol might also be able to help.