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 Activity 1: Working In The Shipyards
This is a sketch of Sydenham Teast's Shipyard in 1760. The modern Merchants' Wharf housing development was built on this site. Move the cursor over the image to learn more about what is happening in the picture.

Look closely at this picture of the shipyard. The picture can be used to tell us what Bristol was like in 1764. On a sheet of paper complete the two activities below:

• What can you see happening in the sketch?
• Based on the sketch which of these adjectives would you say describe the life of shipbuilders in Bristol in 1764?

active	awesome	sweaty	quiet	noisy	skilful
peaceful	incredible	messy	tiring	loud	dusty
busy	easy	dirty	restful	majestic	smelly
relaxing	hard	physical	thoughtful