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Central Library
College Green, Bristol BS1 5TL - England, UK
Cheek by jowl with the Norman Abbey Gatehouse is one of the masterpieces of the early Modern Movement. Designed by Charles Holden in 1906, the Municipal Library beautifully echoes and compliments the gatehouse and yet makes its own statement. While...
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Attractions near Central Library
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| Abbey Gatehouse (< 1 Mile) |
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Once Britain was dotted with monasteries, each enclosed behind high walls with strong gates. The bigger the abbey, the more magnificent its gatehouse would be....
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| Brunel House (< 1 Mile) |
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This handsome structure was once a landmark in hotel planning. It was the first hotel built especially for railway passengers. Isambard Kingdom Brunel planned a...
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| @Bristol (< 1 Mile) |
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A huge bronze beetle guards the entrance to Wildwalk, part of Bristol’s award-winning family attraction. Hands-on discovery is the keynote of @Bristol. Child-friendly interactive exhibits...
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| Watershed (< 1 Mile) |
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Watershed was Britain’s first Media Centre. It opened in 1982 in an intriguing building. E Shed was a simple, utilitarian dock transit shed, yet it...
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| Bristol Hippodrome (< 1 Mile) |
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The West End comes to Bristol here. The theatre is large enough to house big national productions - touring musicals, ballet and opera. Locally-produced shows...
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| The Red Lodge (< 1 Mile) |
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Behind this Georgian front beats an Elizabethan heart. This historic house began life as a lodge to the Great House where Queen Elizabeth I once...
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| Arnolfini (< 1 Mile) |
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One of Europe’s leading centres for the contemporary arts, it has been housed since 1975 in Bush House, a former tea warehouse. Arnolfini’s international artistic...
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| The Matthew (< 1 Mile) |
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This is a full-scale replica of the ship on which John Cabot sailed to America in 1497. She was built in Bristol to celebrate the...
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| SS Great Britain (< 1 Mile) |
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Launched in 1843, the SS Great Britain was the world’s first iron-hulled, steam-powered, ocean-going ship. Her designer was the inventive genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Intended...
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