Gardens · South West England
Commercial Rooms, Bristol
Commercial Rooms, Bristol — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Commercial Rooms, Bristol is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Commercial Rooms (grid reference ST587729) are on Corn Street in Bristol, England. Built in 1810 by Charles Busby, the building has sculpture by J. G. Bubb. Originally it housed a club for mercantile interests and during the mid-19th century it was a haunt of local prostitutes. The retained wind vane above the bar would let merchants know whether it was safe for their ships to negotiate the treacherous Avon Gorge, and the wall boards still contain the names of all the club's presidents, treasurers and secretaries. It is now a pub owned by Wetherspoons.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The first formal site for businessmen to meet in Bristol was the Tolzey in 1614 which was built onto the south wall of All Saints' Church. The Exchange was built in 1743, originally for use by all commercial businesses in Bristol but once the Commercial Rooms opened in 1808 the Exchange became the headquarters of the corn trade.
Architecture
The portico is of the Grecian Ionic order, with the three statues above personifying the City, Commerce and Navigation. Above the entrance is a relief showing Britannia, Minerva and Neptune receiving gifts from earth.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4545, -2.5945
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 1HT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Established
- 1810
- Official site
- bristoldrygin.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q5152525 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Commercial Rooms, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Commercial Rooms, Bristol?
- Commercial Rooms, Bristol is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 1HT), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was Commercial Rooms, Bristol built?
- Built or established in 1810.
- How do I get to Commercial Rooms, Bristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 1HT. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.