Venue Type & Location
Overview
At the S edge of the city outside the walls, the Marsh was an open air site surrounded on 3 sides by water -- the River Frome along the N and the bend in the River Avon at the W and S.
Used for grazing as well as popular pastimes and special civic displays in the open air.
Performance History
The well-drained open area of the Marsh was a popular location for bear-baiting by touring bearwards in the 16th c.
Current Status
History of the Venue
1480 William Worcestre visited Bristol and recorded the length of the Marsh on the side of the town walls facing S, from the edge of the River Avon to the River Frome 'along the red path' next to the town walls on the E, as 420 steps (Neale, William Worcestre: Topography 3).
1699 Construction began on a large brick residential development known as Queen's Square.
Record Source
REED Bristol 64, 70, 73, 76, 78, 80, 83, 110, 112--14, 119
Patrons who owned this venue
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