Sugar refining at Plymouth: archaeological excavations at the Boatyard, Sutton Harbour

Gutiérrez, Alejandra

doi:10.1080/00794236.2022.2120712

Sugar refining at Plymouth: archaeological excavations at the Boatyard, Sutton Harbour

Gutiérrez, Alejandra

Authors

Dr Alejandra Gutierrez alejandra.gutierrez@durham.ac.uk
Honorary Fellow

Abstract

An excavation on the eastern side of Sutton Harbour, Plymouth, uncovered the remains of a sugar house and related buildings. Documentary evidence confirms that the sugar house was built anew around the middle of the 17th century and remained active for at least a century, being out of use by 1754. The excavation has produced a large assemblage of ceramics used in the refining of sugar, but very little of it is of local manufacture. Once the sugar house ceased functioning, the ceramics were discarded on site and used to infill structures and build new surfaces. The assemblage includes ceramic forms not previously catalogued in sugar-refining before.

Citation

Gutiérrez, A. (2022). Sugar refining at Plymouth: archaeological excavations at the Boatyard, Sutton Harbour. Post-Medieval Archaeology, 56(2), 127-150. https://doi.org/10.1080/00794236.2022.2120712

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Aug 31, 2022
Online Publication Date	Oct 12, 2022
Publication Date	2022
Deposit Date	Nov 10, 2022
Publicly Available Date	Mar 22, 2023
Journal	Post-Medieval Archaeology
Print ISSN	0079-4236
Electronic ISSN	1745-8137
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	56
Issue	2
Pages	127-150
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/00794236.2022.2120712

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