Study title
Gloucester Port Books, 1575-1765
Creator
Study number / PID
3218 (UKDA)
10.5255/UKDA-SN-3218-1 (DOI)
Data access
Restricted
Series
Abstract
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
The aims of this dataset are to compile a computer database of Gloucester Port Books to study internal trade in the Severn Valley region; to formulate a standard approach to the computerisation of port books; to undertake case studies in trade and industry using port book and other evidence.
Main Topics:
The Exchequor Port Books are a unique and invaluable source for studying coastal trade from the late 16th to the early 18th centuries. They record in detail the movement of boats which passed on coastal voyages between domestic ports and havens, naming operators and boats involved in the trade and describing the cargoes carried. The Gloucester Port Books database describes some 2 million discrete entities of information relating to the movement, organisation and operation of goods traded coastally. These data will facilitate research into a wide range of topics including the importance of waterborne trade with details of the range of goods carried in all economic sectors, the impact of river navigation on industry, and the role of river trade in early modern industrial development.
Topics
Keywords
Methodology
Data collection period
01/01/1982 - 01/01/1989
Country
Time dimension
Analysis unit
Universe
The data relates to trade in the Severn Valley and connections with ports elsewhere in England, Wales and Ireland.
Sampling procedure
Kind of data
Data collection mode
Funding information
Grant number
R000232218
Access
Publisher
UK Data Service
Publication year
1996
Terms of data access
The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.
Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.
Related publications
- Wakelin, A. and Hussey, D. (1992) 'The portbooks databases' in K. Schurer and S. Anderson (eds.), : Association for History and Computing. ISBN0951535218 | 9780951535219
- Wanklyn, M. (1993) 'Food riots in Bridgnorth in 1693', 68
- Wanklyn, M. (1993) 'Urban revival in early modern England :: Bridgnorth and the river trade 1660-1800', Midland History, 37-64
- Cox, N. (1990) 'Imagination and innovation of an industrial pioneer :: the first Abraham Darby', Industrial Archaeology Review, 127-144
- Wakelin, A. and Cox, N. (1990) 'Data derived from the Gloucester Coastal Port books 1695-1725', Industrial Archaeology Review, 136-144