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Manor Hall is a student hall of residence at the University of Bristol. [1] Situated in the Georgian/Victorian suburb of Clifton , Bristol , it provides self-catering accommodation for around 340 residents, both in the main hall itself and also in a number of nearby surrounding annexes.
Goldney Hall's gothic tower. Goldney Hall is a self-catered hall situated in Clifton. [1] The Hall has gardens and follies which include an ornamental canal, gothic tower, [2] rotunda, [3] mock Bastion and a subterranean shell-lined grotto. [4] The Hall takes its name from the Goldney family who were a family of
The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Manor Hall, Bristol; W. Wills Hall This page was last edited on 25 September 2019, at 08:59 ...
The house was later home to the nineteenth century 'man-of-letters', John Addington Symonds, [4] whose father had bought the house in 1851. In 1907 May Staveley a lecturer in the History Department of the University of Bristol, started lobbying for need to provide a hall for her students. With support from the Fry family, the Symonds family and ...
An engraving of the Victoria Rooms from c.1845 showing carriages using the sloping ramps. The Victoria Rooms, also known colloquially as the Vic Rooms, [1] are situated at the junction of Queen's Road and Whiteladies Road, in Clifton, Bristol, "occupying one of the finest sites in Clifton," according to a 1906 visitor's guide. [2]
Add at least one photograph to every sub-division and place of interest in Bristol. Possibly create an infobox for places of interest with maps, visitor numbers etc. Make History of Bristol, Culture of Bristol, Economy and industry of Bristol, Politics of Bristol and Transport in Bristol good, and ultimately featured articles.
The name Wills Hall reflects the university's connection with the Wills family. The fortune made by their famous tobacco empire, W. D. & H. O. Wills and later Imperial Tobacco, enabled Henry Overton Wills III to fund the university's foundation in 1908 with a pledge of £100,000 and he financed many of its finest buildings, such as the Wills Memorial Building.
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.