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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.
Trials of the rioters were held in January 1832, 102 were tried and 31 were sentenced to death. [17] One of the men sentenced to hang was a retired tradesman whose only crime was to shout encouragement to the rioters. He was singled out by the court for particular punishment because of the respectable position he held in society. [14]
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1831 – October: Queen Square riots [15] – 4 rioters killed and 86 injured by cavalry charge in Queen Square. 1832 4 Queen Square rioters charged and hanged. Bristol Mechanics' Institution building opens. [24] Holy Trinity Church built. 1836 – Zoological Gardens open. [26] 1837 – Passage to St Vincent's Cave opens. [27]
Bristol was held by Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Countances, one of the knights who accompanied William the Conqueror. William ordered stone castles to be built so it is likely that the first parts of Bristol Castle were built by Geoffrey in his reign. After the Conqueror's death (1087), Geoffrey joined the rebellion against William Rufus. [12]
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English: One of 4 statues representing America, Asia, Africa and Europe on Queens Square House, 19-21 Queen Square, Bristol by an unknown artist, from 1885-86. Building was the former offices of the Bristol Docks Authority.