Welcome to the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology (GSIA) website. The Society was formed in 1964 to study and record the history and physical remains of Gloucestershire industries.
Details of our activities, together with copies of our Journal articles and various pages relating to the County's industrial past may be seen by following the relevant links in the sidebar and drop-down menus above.
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The IA of Woodchester Park - An Interim Note by Ray Wilson
Industrial archaeological sites include the Woodchester glasshouse used c. 1590 - 1615 for the manufacture of drinking glasses and glass bottles. Park Mill, a corn mill, at least two eel traps and an ice house to serve the Mansion.
Park Mill as shown on the tithe map of 1838