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The main hall was erected between 1927 and 1932 [10] as a women's hall of residence in the grounds of its present annex Manor House, from which the Hall takes its name. [ 10 ] The main building houses around 150 students, with music room, library, common room, bar, and computer room, all of which are accessible to all of the hall's residents.
Pages in category "University of Bristol halls of residence" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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.
Clifton Hill House is a Grade I listed [1] Palladian villa in the Clifton area of Bristol, England. It was the first hall of residence for women in south-west England in 1909 due to the efforts of May Staveley. It is still used as a hall of residence by the University of Bristol.
Goldney Hall The canal and Gothic tower. A folly, the tower is an extravagant example of an engine house for a water well pump, supplying the canal, fountain and grotto.. The Goldney family's influence in Bristol can be traced to 1637, when Thomas Goldney was sent by his father to Bristol from Chippenham in Wiltshire, to serve as an apprentice for seven years.
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The University of Bristol is a red brick Russell Group research university in Bristol, England. [8] It received its royal charter in 1909, [9] although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Bristol, which had been in existence since 1876. [10]