College Green, Bristol
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College Green is a public open space in Bristol, England. The Green takes the form of a segment of a circle with its apex pointing east, and covers 1.1 hectares. The road named College Green forms the
College Green showing Queen Victoria statue, Cathedral and Council House
Line engraving of "Avenue leading to the College Green with St. Augustine's church and cathedral, Bristol" by Frederick Rudolph Hay from a drawing by W.H. Bartlett
St Mark's Church
Queen Victoria Statue
Bristol High Cross
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Bristol High Cross is a monumental market cross said to have been erected c.1373 in the centre of Bristol, England, to commemorate the granting of a charter by Edward III to make Bristol a county, sep
College Green, Bristol
…chapel and were venerated there. After the Reformation, the building was used as a school, and it was finally destroyed in the early 18th century. The Bristol High Cross was moved here from its original location at the junction of High, Wine, Broad and Corn Streets, where it had been considered a traffic hazard, in 1733…
The cross is now at the entrance to the gardens of the Stourhead estate
Black and white sketch from c1900 depicting 1704-1733 period, looking east from Corn Street to Wine Street, Bristol. The church tower visible is that of Christ Church with St Ewen, Bristol. On the far left of the image, on the north side of the road is the Register Office (previously the old Council House). In the centre of the junction can be seen the Bristol High Cross, and on the right of the image, on the south side of Wine Street is The Dutch House, damaged during the
The south prospect of the cross (1673)
The cross in its second location beside the cathedral, by Samuel Scott c.1750