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Bristol Central Library is a historic building on the south side of College Green, Bristol, England. It contains the main collections of Bristol's public library . Built in 1906 by Charles Holden , its design was influential in the development of Edwardian Free Style architecture . [ 1 ]
Bristol Archives is part of Bristol Museums, along with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, M Shed, Georgian House, Red Lodge, Blaise Castle, and Kings Weston Roman Villa. [5] The core opening hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9:30am-4pm. In addition, on the first two Saturdays of the month, Bristol Archives is open 10am-4pm. [6]
As a result, in 1906 the library was moved to the newly built Bristol Central Library on College Green. [2] [9] The King Street building eventually became a restaurant. [10] Notable 19th-century city librarians include, James Fawckner Nicholls (1868-83) and John Taylor (1883-93), who were co-authors of Bristol Past and Present (1881-2). [11]
Bishopsworth is a suburban neighbourhood and electoral ward of the city of Bristol. It is located in the south of the city and has a high proportion of council housing. [ 1 ] Local facilities include shops and pubs, a public library, community arts centre and an indoor skate park.
John Boot (1815–1860) opened a shop selling herbal remedies in Goosegate in the City of Nottingham in 1849. [1] Over the next 70 years his son, Jesse Boot, through a series of innovations; trading only in cash, the use of large-scale industrial production methodologies, the establishment of a major distribution and retailing network including the opening of over a thousand stores allowing ...
Bristol is the second largest city in Southern England, after the capital London. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th ...
Beeston (/ ˈ b iː s t ən /) [citation needed] [2] is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, it is 3 miles south-west of Nottingham.To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, University Park.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is a large museum and art gallery in Bristol, England. The museum is situated in Clifton , about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the city centre. As part of Bristol Culture it is run by the Bristol City Council with no entrance fee.