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Posted on 03/27/2020 11:37:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists excavating a series of Georgian and Victorian cellars in Leeds have uncovered over 600 beer bottles on the site of a former inn, and analysis has shown the contents contain dangerous levels of lead...
After investigating an area within the site of the former Tetley's Brewery, the team unearthed a set of cellar stairs in the remains of what was the Scarborough Castle Inn...
However, after sending the bottles for analysis by West Yorkshire Joint Services, it was found that the bottles contained alcohol, and more surprisingly, high concentrations of lead.
According to a post on social media, Archaeological Services WYAS said the bottles contained beer with a pH of 5.07 and an alcohol content of 3% ABV. However, the liquid contained 0.13mg/l of lead, far above the WHO-recommended safe level in water of around 0.01mg/l...
The bottles themselves hail from a number of different breweries, with the most from 'J. E. Richardson of Leeds'...
Speaking to the drinks business, senior project manager at Archaeological Services WYAS, David Williams, said that the team thought the bottles dated to the later 19th century, "perhaps the 1880s".
He added that the developer, Vastint, intends to keep the bottles and make a feature of them within the new development of the former Tetley's Brewery.
(Excerpt) Read more at thedrinksbusiness.com ...
They found Pete Townshend’s stash!................
Lead Cellar IPA
Leaded glass the likely source.
Dirty Leeds!
Spring Recess...
Or lead pipes as a water source?
and the Dunder Chief?
Here are the other GGG topics introduced since the previous Digest ping:
And they’re done dirt cheap!....................
Take one down and pass it around.
599 bottles of beer on the wall.
Just waiting for the government to start a recycling program.
Must have been one heck of a party!
When my mates and I fancy a night on the piss, the bottle count would hit at least four digits.
LOL! My first thought was “The Who Live At Leeds”. Great mimes and all that.
OK, it was my stash in a prior life.
Well, it ain’t quite the cultural artifact as Roman coins, but interesting nonetheless.
That's nothing. But, when they find the used beer bottles left by the builders of Stonehenge...
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