Quakers Friars

Quakers Friars

Infobox Historic building



caption=Quakers Friars
name=Quakers Friars
location_town=Bristol
location_country=England
latitude=51.457651
longitude=-2.587900
map_type=Bristol
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construction_start_date=1747
completion_date=1749
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Quakers Friars (gbmapping|ST592733) is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England.

The site is the remains of a Dominican friary that dates from 1230. [cite book |last=Burrough |first=THB |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Bristol |year=1970 |publisher=Studio Vista |location=London |isbn=0289798043 ]

The friends meeting house was built in 1747-49 by George Tully, with detailing by Thomas Paty, as a Quaker meeting house and was recently used as a register office. It is being renovated and is set to house a Brasserie Blanc as part of the Cabot Circus development. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. [cite web | title=Quaker meeting house, now registry office | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=380238 | accessdate=2007-03-16]

William Penn was married, 1696, in an earlier building on the site.cite book |last=Brace |first=Keith |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Portrait of Bristol |year=1996 |publisher=Robert Hale |location=London |isbn=0709154356 ]

It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [cite web | title= Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol | publisher=Bristol City Council | url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=1157007 | format= PDF | accessdate=2007-05-07]

References

ee also

* Grade I listed buildings in Bristol


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