Ings, E. and Davies, G. (2022). The Soapworks (former Gardiner Haskins Homecentre), Bristol: Historic Building Recording. Headland Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116006. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 The Soapworks (former Gardiner Haskins Homecentre), Bristol: Historic Building Recording
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Abstract:		 Two phases of recording: Historic England Level 1 prior to internal soft stripping and Historic England Level 2 following internal soft stripping Five phases of construction and use of the buildings were identified through site observation and documentary research. Phase 1 (pre-1880) fabric pertaining to an earlier factory building likely built in 1811 was recorded in areas of Buildings 1 and 5. Buildings 1 and 4 were shown to date primarily to Phase 2 (1881-1902), although heavily altered during later phases, despite some claims that Building 1 dates to 1841. Most of the external elevations of Building 1 date to Phase 2, with clear alterations to windows and openings due to the 1902 (Phase 3) fire. Parts of Building 4’s Phase 2 Straight Street façade may remain in-situ, although obscured, at lower ground floor level. A significant finding of the Level 2 survey was the presence of Phase 2 fabric in the southern and western elevations of Building 4; however, only parts of its western elevation are of Phase 2 date. Buildings 2, 3, 5 and 6 were constructed during Phase 3 (1902 – 1920) following a devastating fire. Significant alterations to the buildings were made during Phases 4 and 5, not least due to the reuse of the factory as Gardiner Haskins Homecentre during Phase 5. The Phase 5 remodelling of the Soapworks complex included the erection of stud walling against the historic building fabric and insertion of suspended ceilings throughout the buildings; the creation of new partitions and openings and the removal and blocking of older redundant ones; the insertion of decorative elements such as fairly ornate staircases and decorative wooden radiator panels; and the construction of Buildings 7 and 8. Perhaps the most significant alteration of this phase was the removal and replacement of the 1880s (Phase 2) façade of Building 4. The Soapworks complex is an example of an early 19th – 20th century factory complex, expanded and changed throughout its time as a factory, and much altered by its reuse as a mid-20th to early 21st century retail centre. Mid- to late-20th century changes made during its use as a retail centre led to the loss of some historic fabric and presumably most, if not all, of its factory-related fixtures and fittings. However, a surprisingly large proportion of the historic fabric of the buildings remains in situ and was merely hidden by Gardiner Haskins Homecentre through the installation of stud walling and retail-related fixtures and fittings. A larger amount of historic fabric loss actually occurred during the late 19th century and early 20th century, associated with the replacement of the 1811 factory with the 1880s – 1920s factory. Overall, the building is in a good state of repair. Its intended function had been largely lost internally due to the removal of factory-related fixtures, fittings and evidence for processes in the 20th century, though its external appearance and internal structure survives. Its subsequent use as a retail centre has been entirely lost through the removal of retail-related fixtures and fittings.
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Author:		 Emma Ings
Gareth Davies
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Publisher:		 Headland Archaeology
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Year of Publication:		 2022
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County: Bristol, City of
Parish: Bristol, City of, unparished area
County: Bristol
Country: England
District: Bristol, City of
Grid Reference: 359699, 172933 (Easting, Northing)
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DESCRIPTIVE BUILDINGS RECORD (LEVEL 2) (Event)
VISUAL BUILDINGS RECORD (LEVEL 1) (Event)
POST MEDIEVAL SOAP FACTORY (Tag)
SOAP FACTORY (Monument Type England)
POST MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
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OASIS Id: headland1-511339
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Created Date:		 24 Nov 2023