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Bristol Beacon, previously Colston Hall, is a concert hall and Grade II listed building on Colston Street, Bristol, England. It is owned by Bristol City Council. Since 2011, it has been managed by Bristol Music Trust. The hall opened as a concert venue in 1867, and became a popular place for classical music and theatre.
Beacon Tower, formerly Colston Tower, is a high-rise building located on Colston Avenue, in the centre of Bristol, England. The building was designed in 1961, but not completed until 1973. It rises 63 metres (207 ft) and has 15 floors of offices.
The Red Lodge was originally built at the top of the gardens of "ye Great House of St. Augustine's Back". [4] The Great House was built in 1568 [5] on the site of an old Carmelite Priory, later still the site of Bristol Beacon (formerly named Colston Hall), [4] [6] by Sir John Young/Yonge, the descendant of a merchant family and courtier to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
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The New York Post was established in 1801 making it the oldest daily newspaper in the U.S. [147] However it is not the oldest continuously published paper; as the New York Post halted publication during strikes in 1958 and in 1978. If this is considered, The Providence Journal is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the U.S. [148]
Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th ...
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St Mary Redcliffe is the tallest building in Bristol. The church was described by Queen Elizabeth I as " the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England. ", Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) There are 100 Grade I listed buildings in Bristol, England according to ...