Locations
Christ Church
Probably the third church on this site, with regular services; re-built after demolition in 1786 – but going back to Norman times. The brightly coloured Quarter Jacks or Quarter Boys are a survival from the original church. Every quarter hour the figures...
Read More »The Nails
Four bronze tables are located outside the exchange on Corn Street, probably modeled after mobile tables which were taken to trade fairs and markets. Before the Corn Exchange was built in the 18th century, the tables — called nails — were located in the...
Read More »St Nicholas Church, St Nicholas Street
The present church is probably the fourth building on this site. It is very close to the original quayside on the Avon, which explains the dedication to St Nicholas, the patron saint of sailors. The crypt of the church, built in about 1400, still remains...
Read More »Church of St John the Baptist (St John on the Wall) and St John’s Gate
Built into the original fabric of the old city wall on the site of an earlier 12th Century church, this is a Grade I listed unusual two storey church with the tower and steeple over St John's Gate and an 11th Century conduit system. The church is...
Read More »Bristol Farmers’ and Producers’ Market
Bristol Farmers’ and Producers’ Market is held every Wednesday, (from 7th June 2017) from 8:00am to 2:30pm. in Old City's Corn Street and Wine Street, around the historic four Nails on which Bristolians traditionally sealed their dealings. The award...
Read More »The Guildhall, Small Street
The former Crown Court building, this Grade II listed building was built in the 1840s by Richard Shackleton Pope. The assize courts were attached to the rear.
Read More »Centrespace Gallery and Studios, Leonard Lane
Independent exhibition space and home to about 30 artists. Located in one of Bristol’s most ancient hidden lanes.
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