Merchant Hall Explained

Merchant Hall
Location Town:Bristol
Location Country:England
Map Type:Bristol
Coordinates:51.4594°N -2.6264°W
Architect:Richard Shackleton Pope and Bindon
Completion Date:1868

The Merchant Hall is a historic building on The Promenade, Clifton Down, Bristol, England.

It was built in 1868 by Richard Shackleton Pope, Thomas Pope and John Bindon and converted after World War II for the Society of Merchant Venturers,[1] [2] whose original hall in central Bristol was destroyed during the Bristol Blitz.[3]

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Merchant Hall and attached front garden walls, piers and gates . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-06-03.
  2. Web site: Pope (Richard S.), Pope (Thomas) & Bindon (John) . Church Plans Online . 2007-06-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070706160329/http://www.churchplansonline.org/show_firm.asp?firmid=622 . 2007-07-06 .
  3. Book: Mellor. Penny. Inside Bristol: Twenty Years of Open Doors Day. 2013. Redcliffe Press. 978-1908326423. 50–51.