Historic houses · South West England
Armada House
Armada House — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Armada House is a Grade II*-listed building in england-south-west, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Armada House (grid reference ST587728) (previously known as Avon House and Nova House) is on Telephone Avenue, off Baldwin Street, Bristol.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. It was built in 1903 by Henry Williams, who also designed Everard's Printing Works. It was first built for use by the Bristol Water Company and was also formerly the offices of the National Telephone Co. In 1971 one room was equipped by Post Office Telecommunications as a Confravision studio. From 1982 the second floor was used by British Telecommunications as "Telecom TAN", one of the first commercial call centres & messaging bureaux in the UK. The building was built in the Edwardian baroque style and has two historic fireplaces. The first, located in the ground-floor lobby, is a Tudor fire surround from 1550. The…
Visiting
Armada House was purchased by Bristol Venues in 2021 and the building has been renovated into a brand new meeting and events venue with two function rooms on the ground floor and five meeting rooms for hire on the first floor.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4529, -2.5954
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 4ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Phone
- +44 117 949 3993
- Established
- 1903
- Official site
- bristololdvic.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4792501 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Armada House, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Armada House?
- Armada House is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 4ED), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Armada House built?
- Built or established in 1903.
- Is Armada House a listed building?
- Armada House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Armada House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 4ED. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.