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Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon , bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls , Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.
The Centre is a public open space in the central area of Bristol, England, created by covering over the River Frome. [1] The northern end of The Centre, known as Magpie Park, is skirted on its western edge by Colston Avenue; [2] the southern end is a larger paved area bounded by St Augustine's Parade to the west, Broad Quay the east, and St Augustine's Reach (part of the Floating Harbour) to ...
Bristol City Council Queen Square is a 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres) Georgian square in the centre of Bristol , England. [ 1 ] Following the 1831 riot, Queen Square declined through the latter part of the 19th century, was threatened with a main line railway station, but then bisected by a dual carriageway in the 1930s.
City Hall (formerly the Council House) was built as the seat of government of the city of Bristol, in the south west of England, opening in 1956.Designed in the 1930s, with construction delayed by the Second World War, it is in a restrained Neo-Georgian style, forming a wide curve along one side of College Green, opposite Bristol Cathedral and at the foot of Park Street in the Bristol city ...
Lewin's Mead is an area of Bristol, England, part of the city ward of Cabot, in the historic centre of the city, lying just outside the former medieval town walls.Several old buildings survive, including the Unitarian Chapel constructed in the late 18th century, [1] an old sugar house [2] and the ancient thoroughfare known as Christmas Steps.
College Green is a public open space in Bristol, England. The Green takes the form of a segment of a circle with its apex pointing east, and covers 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres). The Green takes the form of a segment of a circle with its apex pointing east, and covers 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres).
Stokes Croft is a road in Bristol, England.It is part of the A38, a main road north of the city centre.Locals refer to the area around the road by the same name. The road became a centre of industry during the mid-19th century, including the Carriage Works.
Old Market is a Conservation Area of national significance, to the east of the city centre in Bristol, England. [1] Old Market Street and West Street form the central axis of the area, which is approximately bounded by New Street and Lawfords Gate to the north, Trinity Road and Trinity Street to the east, Unity Street and Waterloo Road to the south and Temple Way Underpass to the west.