Locations
The Old Council House/Registry Office, Corn Street
Grade II listed building with many interesting features including a grand sweeping staircase.
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 »St Stephen’s Church and Green,
Grade I listed ancient parish church of the city built in the 13th century with a 15th century landmark tower. Today home to an active spiritual community.
Read More »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 Exchange
The Exchange is a Grade I listed building built in 1741–43 by John Wood the Elder, on Corn Street, near the junction with Broad Street in Bristol, England. It was previously used as a corn and general trade exchange but is now used as offices and St...
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.
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 »Bristol Crown Court, Small Street
The present Crown Court opened in December 1993 on the site of Bristol's former main Post Office, retaining the overall style of the Post Office building. Currently it has ten courtrooms.
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