Berkeley Square, Bristol

Berkeley Square is close to Park Street in the Clifton area of Bristol.

Berkeley Square
East side
LocationClifton, Bristol, England
Coordinates51.455204°N 2.605816°W / 51.455204; -2.605816
OS gridST580730

It was laid out around 1790 in Georgian style with a central grass area behind railings, by Thomas and William Paty.

West & North sides of Berkeley Square

Numbers 12-18 were damaged during the Bristol Blitz in World War II and were rebuilt to maintain the same facade.

Many of the buildings are now owned and used by the University of Bristol. These include the Institute for Learning and Research Technology (ILRT) and Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI). Others are hotels and offices.

Number 24 was used as the main exterior in the BBC television drama The House of Eliott.

Notable residents
  • Sir Frank William Wills Kt (1852-1932), who was a member of the WD & HO Wills tobacco family, & Lord Mayor of Bristol in 1911, resided at Nos 15/16 Berkeley Square (now The Berkeley Square Hotel).
  • Thomas Daniel (merchant) (1762-1854) who was a slave owner, sugar merchant, and known as the 'King of Bristol' for his omnipotence in Bristol's civic life for over 50 years, lived at No 20 Berkeley Square from the early 1800s until his death (now the University and Literary Club)

Architecture

Many of the buildings now have grade II* listed building status.

High Cross
High Cross Replica in the gardens

The statue in the gardens is a replica of the Bristol High Cross which was erected in the city in 1373 honouring various British monarchs, and moved to College Green in 1733. The statue was given in 1768 to Stourhead gardens and can be seen there today.[4] The current statue is a replica which was originally sited on College Green was made by John Norton in 1851 and removed in the late 1940s. The Bristol Civic Society purchased the remains in 1950 and re-erected the truncated remains seen today in Berkeley Square.[5][6][7]

References
  1. "Nos.1-8 (Consecutive) and attached railings and gates". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  2. "Nos.11-19 (Consecutive) and attached railings". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  3. "Nos.20-30 (Consecutive) and attached railings and gates". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2007.
  4. "Stourhead: The Bristol High Cross". Follies and Monuments. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  5. "The High Cross". About Bristol. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  6. "Bristol High Cross in east corner of Berkeley Square gardens". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. "The First 50 years of the Bristol Civic Society". Bristol Civic Society. Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
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