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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.
The Sailors Refuge is an historic house situated at 27–29 Queen Square, Bristol, England. It dates from 1709 to 1710 and is one of the few remaining houses from the original construction of the square. [1] It was one of the architecturally richer houses, and provides an example of what the more demanding segment of houseowners required. [2]
In the 1830s, much of Queen Square was rebuilt following damage caused during the Bristol Riots, [59] and to the north of the city, Kings Square. The most fashionable areas were at the top of the hill, as in wet weather the cesspits overflowed down the hill. [ 8 ]
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]
Queen Square House is an historic building situated in Queen Square, Bristol, England. Originally constructed in 1889 to the plans of William Venn Gough , as the Port of Bristol Authority Docks Office, it is in a richly decorated Classical style with a roof in the French Empire style.
There are 212 Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol, England.. In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is administered by English Heritage, an agency of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
As the location of aircraft manufacture and a major port, Bristol was a target of bombing during the Bristol Blitz of World War II. Bristol's city centre also suffered severe damage, especially in November and December 1940, when the Broadmead area was flattened, and Hitler claimed to have destroyed the city. [112]
Queen Square: 1736: John Michael Rysbrack: Equestrian statue: Brass: Grade I listed building: Q5384424 [14] [31] [7] Four figures representing Europe, Asia, Africa & the Americas Former Bristol Docks Authority Offices, Queens Square House, 19–21 Queen Square: 1885-6: Unknown