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The Old Library (grid reference) is a historic building on the north side of King Street, Bristol, England.It was built in 1738–40 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.
By the mid-14th century Bristol is considered to have been England's third-largest town (after London and York), with an estimated 15–20,000 inhabitants on the eve of the Black Death of 1348–49. The plague inflicted a prolonged demographic setback, with the population estimated at between 10,000 and 12,000 during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Number 35 was built around 1870 and is an example of the Bristol Byzantine style. A former cork warehouse, it is now an office/studio space. It has been designated a grade II listed building. [14] [15] Old Library (1738–40) probably by James Paty the Elder, now a Chinese restaurant [16] Merchant Venturers Almshouses (1696–9) [17]
There are 212 Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol, England. In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is administered by English Heritage, an agency of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Bristol Central Library is a historic building on the south side of College Green, Bristol, England. It contains the main collections of Bristol's public library . Built in 1906 by Charles Holden , its design was influential in the development of Edwardian Free Style architecture . [ 1 ]
Part of the old church and town wall survives in the 14th century crypt. [44] Arno's Court Triumphal Arch. The 1766 Theatre Royal, which claims to be the oldest continually operating theatre in England, joined with the Coopers' Hall, from 1744 and designed by architect William Halfpenny, to form the Bristol Old Vic. [45] [46] [47]
Grade II* listed library buildings in England and Wales. Pages in category "Grade II* listed library buildings" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Trinity Road Library is an historic building situated on Trinity Road, St Philips, Bristol, England. The library was constructed in 1896 in a Jacobethan style, to the plans of William Venn Gough, and bears an inscription with its original name, St Philips Public Library. [1] It closed as a public library on 28 November 2012. [2]