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Castle Park (sometimes referred to as Castle Green) is a public open space in Bristol, England, managed by Bristol City Council.It is bounded by the Floating Harbour and Castle Street to the south, Lower Castle Street to the east, and Broad Weir, Newgate and Wine Street to the north.
On the extreme left and right of the image can be seen the buildings of the Castle district, which were heavily bombed during the Bristol Blitz, leaving the area known as Castle Park. The foundation of the church can be traced back to 1106 when it was endowed on Tewkesbury Abbey , [ 1 ] with a 12th-century lower tower, the rest of the church ...
Bristol Castle was a Norman castle established in the late 11th century on the north bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Remains can be seen today in Castle Park near the Broadmead Shopping Centre, including the sally port .
Bristol Castle, as depicted on James Millerd's 1673 map of Bristol. At some time after the Norman conquest of England in 1066 a motte-and-bailey was erected on the present site of Castle Park. [11] Bristol was held by Geoffrey de Montbray, Bishop of Countances, one of the knights who accompanied William the Conqueror.
A modernist hotel and car park built dockside in 1966, while the docks were still in active use; now The Bristol Hotel. Like much of British post-war development, the regeneration of Bristol city centre was characterised by Modernist architecture including Brutalist towers such as Castlemead - one of several notable examples of brutalist ...
The park was created after wartime bombing damaged much of the pre-war shopping area which stood here. The ruined shells of two churches, St Peter and St Mary le Port, still stand in the park (with the aid of concrete reinforcements) and the foundations of Bristol Castle are also a feature. There are small formal gardens around St Peter's ...
William Barrett (1789), History and antiquities of the city of Bristol, Bristol: Printed by W. Pine, OCLC 2435385, OL 6929248M; Archibald Robertson (1792), "City of Bristol", Topographical Survey of the Great Road from London to Bath and Bristol, London, OCLC 1633468; Mathew's New History of Bristol or Complete Guide. 1794.
Castle Park: 1993: Victor Moreton Tiles and reliefs: Glazed ceramic tiles & moulded fish reliefs: 7.5m by 6.5m square area Work is in very poor condition. [2] [7] Throne Castle Park: 1993: Rachel Fenner Sculpture: Normandy limestone [1] [7] More images: Fish Castle Park: 1993: Kate Malone: Fountain & tiles: Bronze fountain with terracotta tiles