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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.
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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]
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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The first mansion house in Bristol was erected in Queen Square in 1783. [1] A carriage carrying the anti-reform judge Charles Wetherell and the mayor Charles Pinney was attacked on 29 October 1831 and they sought refuge in the mansion house. [2]
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English: 1-9, Queen Square Wikidata has entry 1-9, Queen Square (Q17552954) with data related to this item. This is a photo of listed building number 1217926 .