Architecture of South West England

24 June 2010
1864 – Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol

1864 – Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol

The Clifton Suspension Bridge, spanning the picturesque Avon Gorge, is the symbol of the city of Bristol. For almost 150 years this Grade I listed structure has attracted visitors from all over the...

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14 February 2011
1868 – Premiated Design for Assize Courts, Bristol, Gloucestershire

1868 – Premiated Design for Assize Courts, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Architect: Godwin & Crisp Front Elevation published in The Building News, June 9th 1871. An interesting background into this design was published in The Architect, May 8, 1869: “we have Messrs. Godwin &...

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10 March 2010
1869 – Highfield House, Gloucester

1869 – Highfield House, Gloucester

Architect: Giles & Biven From The Architect and Contract Reporter, October 30 1869: Our illustration of this week represents a subject of much interest to our non-professional readers. The English gentleman’s house””the something...

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20 July 2010
1870 –  St. Andrew’s Church at Toddington Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

1870 – St. Andrew’s Church at Toddington Park, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Architect: George Edmund Street St. Andrews, the 3rd church to stand on this site in Toddington, was designed by George Edmund Street who had been commissioned by the 3rd Lord Sudeley. Work started...

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14 October 2009
1870 – Liverpool & London Insurance Offices, Bristol, Gloucestershire

1870 – Liverpool & London Insurance Offices, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Architect: W. Bruce Gingell From The Builder, June 4, 1870: THE elaborately ornamented building of which we publish a view in our present issue has been erected in Corn street Bristol as the...

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13 October 2009
1870 – Philiosophical Institution and Library, Bristol, Gloucestershire

1870 – Philiosophical Institution and Library, Bristol, Gloucestershire

Architect: Foster & Ponton From The Builder March 5 1870: The building for those amalgamated institutions at the top of Park street close to several other important edifices is progressing towards completion and...

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05 August 2009
1872 – St. John’s Church, Bath, Somerset

1872 – St. John’s Church, Bath, Somerset

Architect: Arthur W. Blomfield

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03 May 2010
1886 – Bowringsleigh, Devon

1873 – Bowringsleigh, West Alvington, Devon

Architect: Richard Coad 15th Century Country house. heavily remodelled with considerable internal refitting throughout the 17c and with further alterations and additions of the later 19c.Originally the home of the Bowering family, later...

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22 June 2009
1873 – Church of St. John, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset

1873 – Church of St. John, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset

Architect: George Edmund Street

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