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'''Dowry Square''' is in the [[Hotwells]] area of [[Bristol]].
'''Dowry Square''' is in the [[Hotwells]] area of [[Bristol]].


It was laid out in 1727 by [[George Tully]] and building continued until 1750. The houses are 3-stroyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilsters to the party walls.<ref>{{cite book |last=Burrough |first=THB |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Bristol |year=1970 |publisher=Studio Vista |location=London |isbn=0289798043 }}</ref>
It was laid out in 1727 by [[George Tully]] and building continued until 1750. The houses are three-storeyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilasters to the party walls.<ref>{{cite book |last=Burrough |first=THB |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Bristol |year=1970 |publisher=Studio Vista |location=London |isbn=0289798043 }}</ref>


Sir [[Humphrey Davy]] had a laboratory in Dowry Square,<ref>{{cite web | title=Famous Bristolians | work=Visit Bristol | url=http://visitbristol.co.uk/site/guide-book/famous-bristolians | accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref> where he worked with Dr [[Thomas Beddoes]] in his "Pneumatic Institution".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Levere |first=Trevor H |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1977 |month=July |title=Dr [[Thomas Beddoes]] and the Establishment of His Pneumatic Institution: A Tale of Three Presidents |journal=Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=41-49 |id= |url= |accessdate=2007-05-16 |quote= }}</ref>
Sir [[Humphrey Davy]] had a laboratory in Dowry Square,<ref>{{cite web | title=Famous Bristolians | work=Visit Bristol | url=http://visitbristol.co.uk/site/guide-book/famous-bristolians | accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref> where he worked with Dr [[Thomas Beddoes]] in his "Pneumatic Institution".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Levere |first=Trevor H |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1977 |month=July |title=Dr [[Thomas Beddoes]] and the Establishment of His Pneumatic Institution: A Tale of Three Presidents |journal=Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=41-49 |id= |url= |accessdate=2007-05-16 |quote= }}</ref>

Revision as of 18:47, 28 May 2007

Dowry Square
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Ceremonial county
Region
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Sovereign stateVereinigtes Königreich
Post townBRISTOL
Postcode districtBS
Dialling code0117
PoliceAvon and Somerset
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Dowry Square is in the Hotwells area of Bristol.

It was laid out in 1727 by George Tully and building continued until 1750. The houses are three-storeyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilasters to the party walls.[1]

Sir Humphrey Davy had a laboratory in Dowry Square,[2] where he worked with Dr Thomas Beddoes in his "Pneumatic Institution".[3]

Architecture

Many of the buildings have been designated by English Heritage as grade II* or II listed buildings.

  • No 1 (grade II) [4]
  • No 10 (grade II*) [5]
  • No 11 (grade II*) [6]
  • No 12 (grade II*) [7]
  • Nos 14&15 (grade II) [8]
  • No 16 York House (grade II) [9]
  • No 2 (grade II) [10]
  • No 3 (grade II) [11]
  • No 4 (grade II*) [12]
  • No 5 (grade II) [13]
  • No 6 (grade II*) [14]
  • No 8 (grade II) [15]
  • No 9 (grade II*) [16]
  • K6 telephone kiosk (grade II) [17]
  • No 13 (grade II) [18]
  • No 7 (grade II*) [19]
  • Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens (grade II) [20]

References

  1. ^ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0289798043. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ "Famous Bristolians". Visit Bristol. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ^ Levere, Trevor H (1977). "Dr Thomas Beddoes and the Establishment of His Pneumatic Institution: A Tale of Three Presidents". Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London. 32 (1): 41–49. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "No.1 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  5. ^ "No.10 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  6. ^ "No.11 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  7. ^ "No.12 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  8. ^ "Nos.14&15 and attached front area railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  9. ^ "No.16 York House and attached front area railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  10. ^ "No.2 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  11. ^ "No.3 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  12. ^ "No.4 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  13. ^ "No.5 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  14. ^ "No.6 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  15. ^ "No.8 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  16. ^ "No.9 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  17. ^ "K6 telephone kiosk". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  18. ^ "No.13 and attached front basement railings". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  19. ^ "No.7 and attached basement area railings and piers". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  20. ^ "Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
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