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Henbury is a suburb of Bristol, England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north west of the city centre.It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry to the east and the Blaise Castle Estate, Blaise Hamlet and Lawrence Weston to the west.
The castle occupied the whole of the eastern end of today's Castle park, from just east of St Peter's Church to Lower Castle Street. [5] In 1612 Robert Aldworth, Mayor of Bristol, rebuilt St Peter's Hospital on a site between St Peter's Church and the Floating Harbour. This 'beautiful house with its elaborate carving' became the Bristol Mint in ...
Castle Park View is a 26-storey high-rise in Bristol, England.Completed in 2022, the development occupies the site of the former Central Ambulance Station at the corner of Castle Street and Tower Hill and was proposed in 2017, with work starting in 2019.
The church's clergy have included: William Waite, rector, born 1764, died 1842, dates at St Mary le Port unknown [8]; William Tandey, curate 1784–1799 (lived 1750–1832) [9]
Excavations in 1975 suggest that this was the site of Bristol's first church; the 12th-century city wall runs under the west end of the present church. It was bombed during the Bristol Blitz of 24–25 November 1940 [2] and ruined. It is maintained as a monument to the civilian war dead of Bristol.
Blaise Castle is a folly built in 1766 near Henbury in Bristol, England. The castle sits within the Blaise Castle Estate, which also includes Blaise Castle House, a Grade II* listed 18th-century mansion house. The folly castle is also Grade II* listed and ancillary buildings including the orangery and dairy also have listings.
The village is located on the south coast of the island, and overlooks a bay in the Atlantic Ocean dominated by Kisimul Castle, as well as nearby islands such as Vatersay. Castlebay is also within the parish of Barra. [1] The village is located on the A888, which serves as a circular road around Barra. [2] In 1971, it had a population of 307. [1]
Mary le Port Street (also known as St Mary le Port Street, Maryleport Street or Maryport Street) was an important thoroughfare from an early stage in the development of the settlement of Bristol, England, linking the area around St Peters Church and, later, Bristol Castle with the Saxon core of the town to the west at High Street, Wine Street, Corn Street and Broad Street. [1]