Granary, Bristol

Granary, Bristol

Infobox Historic building


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location_town=Bristol
location_country=England
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completion_date=1869
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latitude=51.452053
longitude=-2.592649The Granary (gbmapping|ST591740) is on Welsh Back, Bristol, England.

It was built in 1869 by Archibald Ponton and William Venn Gough with red Cattybrook brick with black and white brick and limestone dressings as a granary but has been used as offices. It is probably the best preserved example of the Bristol Byzantine style. It has also been known as Wait and James' Granary. [cite web | title=Wait and James' Granary | work=Looking at Buildings | url=http://www.lookingatbuildings.org.uk/default.asp?Document=3.C.1.6&
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It housed a nightclub, also known as The Granary, from 1968 to 1988. Initially opened as a jazz club by Acker Bilk in 1968, it started hosting regular rock nights in 1969, becoming an all-rock club by 1978. [cite web | title=History | work=The Granary Club official website | url=http://www.thegranaryclub.co.uk/Grandocs.html/Granhistory.html | accessdate=2007-09-23] Many well-known rock acts played there, including Yes, Genesis, Status Quo, Motörhead and Iron Maiden. [cite web | title=The Granary: Bristol's Legendary Home of Rock | work=The Granary Club official website | url=http://www.thegranaryclub.co.uk/index.html | accessdate=2007-09-23]

The building was owned by Bristol City Council who invited competitive bids from developers for its renovation and conversion. Barton Willmore produced the designs which supported the winning bid to convert the building into apartments. [cite web | title=The Granary, Bristol | work=Barton Willmore | url=http://www.bartonwillmore.com/projectsheets/The%20Granary.pdf | accessdate=2007-05-19]

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. [cite web | title=The Granary and attached area walls | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=380814 | accessdate=2007-05-19]

References

ee also

* Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol


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