280:
193:
61:
231:
287:
227:. A coach house extends from the right-hand corner tower at right angles to the main structure. It has a central two-centre archway front and back with similar small windows on both sides. Above the string course are round flushwork panels and the crenellated parapet is raised above the entrance.
184:, for the prominent local factory owner William Reeve of Mount Pleasant (now the Arno's Court Hotel), from which it is separated by a major road junction. Reeve smelted brass and copper, and the Black Castle was built from blocks created from the waste slag.
250:. Turning such slag into a building material became quite common in Bristol during the second half of the 18th century. It was a way of disposing of waste 'cinders' that had previously been dumped on the banks of the
223:
The front corner towers have external entrances with two-centred archways and above them are prominent white flushwork panels, some of which are in the shape of crosses while others mimic
176:
which incorporated office spaces and recreation rooms, but may have originally been a stable block and laundry for the lord of the manor. The building was probably designed by either
1097:
1405:
216:
head and a two-centre arch on the second storey with perpendicular tracery. The ranges to each side of the entrance have two windows with Y-tracery below a white string
1082:
1390:
543:
254:, to the annoyance of Bristol's City Council, who noted in 1749 that this was ‘a very great nuisance and likely to choak up the said river if not removed’.
1172:
1002:
1052:
1395:
1062:
413:"Estates within 2 miles of Bristol | Profits | From America to Bristol | Slavery Routes | Bristol and Transatlantic Slavery | PortCities Bristol"
352:
279:
1349:
1007:
212:. The front and back blocks have larger crenellated entrance towers with moulded archways through. Above the front arch is a blank panel with
1212:
1157:
1087:
1047:
972:
695:
412:
1092:
982:
768:
629:
516:
1167:
1067:
382:
1410:
997:
1248:
1192:
1112:
992:
536:
300:
1400:
1182:
1177:
1142:
1122:
21:
1042:
257:
Much of the freestone carving and dressings on the building supposedly came from the city's demolished medieval gateways and
1137:
947:
270:
1187:
1162:
1107:
987:
813:
619:
1152:
1132:
1117:
1102:
921:
700:
1147:
977:
529:
201:
1217:
1022:
609:
492:
1354:
1037:
967:
808:
685:
654:
262:
181:
125:
1385:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1288:
1012:
962:
957:
798:
690:
327:
1364:
1298:
788:
773:
644:
247:
220:
and white carved inset panels. At the top of the ranges are light-coloured battlements with sunken panels.
1258:
1207:
1197:
931:
876:
1339:
1293:
911:
866:
818:
579:
566:
258:
217:
360:
1308:
1278:
1253:
1057:
906:
871:
861:
748:
459:
1359:
1303:
1273:
1127:
926:
783:
251:
1344:
1243:
1238:
896:
881:
833:
743:
720:
705:
649:
614:
584:
552:
273:
used to stand in front of the building, but was moved in 1912 to approximately 100 metres away.
1263:
1072:
1032:
1027:
952:
891:
725:
604:
177:
121:
851:
823:
763:
266:
192:
793:
664:
659:
639:
624:
589:
390:
137:
60:
1268:
1202:
1077:
886:
828:
599:
594:
438:
1379:
1017:
901:
753:
715:
710:
571:
1283:
856:
230:
141:
916:
778:
224:
205:
145:
680:
634:
36:
23:
209:
208:
circular towers at each corner that link two-storey blocks to form a square
484:
439:"Eighteenth century slag construction blocks in Gloucestershire - a survey"
153:
149:
90:
80:
803:
758:
521:
239:
173:
229:
191:
169:
243:
213:
525:
246:
blocks from
William Reeve's 'Bristol Brass Company' foundry at
446:
Gloucestershire
Society for Industrial Archaeology Journal
448:: 38 – via Gloucestershire Industrial Heritage.
265:
in 1758–61. The Black Castle has been designated by
1332:
1226:
940:
842:
734:
673:
559:
117:
112:
104:
96:
86:
76:
71:
53:
286:
537:
8:
204:, the building is symmetrical in plan with
1406:Buildings and structures completed in 1755
544:
530:
522:
50:
1003:Church of the Holy Trinity with St Edmund
238:The Castle is built from pre-cast black
314:
1350:British Empire and Commonwealth Museum
16:Grade I listed pub in Bristol, England
1048:Holy Trinity Church, Westbury on Trym
322:
320:
318:
7:
1063:Lewin's Mead Unitarian meeting house
973:Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne
696:Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
328:"Black Castle Public House, Bristol"
1391:Grade I listed buildings in Bristol
769:Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
517:Grade I listed buildings in Bristol
1213:Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood
1083:St. Augustine's Church, Whitchurch
1068:Pro-Cathedral of the Holy Apostles
304:Black Castle public house, Bristol
14:
998:Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton
495:from the original on 4 April 2007
383:"The Black Castle of Arno's Vale"
1249:The Famous Royal Naval Volunteer
993:Church of Holy Trinity, Hotwells
332:www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk
285:
278:
59:
1168:St Peter's Church, Bishopsworth
1143:St Michael on the Mount Without
1053:Horfield United Reformed Church
95:
1396:Grade I listed pubs in England
1173:St Peter's Church, Castle Park
1043:Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood
269:as a Grade I-listed building.
1:
1008:Church of St John the Baptist
814:Royal West of England Academy
417:www.discoveringbristol.org.uk
168:It was built in 1745–55 as a
1088:St Augustine the Less Church
701:Bristol Shakespeare Festival
978:Christ Church, Clifton Down
460:"Black Castle Public House"
271:Arno's Court Triumphal Arch
1427:
1218:Woodlands Christian Centre
1023:Counterslip Baptist Church
983:Christ Church with St Ewen
1355:Bristol Industrial Museum
1133:St Mary's Church, Henbury
968:Buckingham Baptist Chapel
686:Bristol Festival of Ideas
655:Whiteladies Picture House
630:St George's, Brandon Hill
293:Black Castle public house
196:Black Castle Bristol rear
134:Black Castle Public House
67:
58:
54:Black Castle Public House
1411:Folly castles in England
1013:City Road Baptist Church
963:Broadmead Baptist Church
958:Bristol Community Church
799:Kings Weston Roman Villa
691:Bristol Harbour Festival
144:on Junction Road in the
774:Bristol Harbour Railway
737:archives and public art
485:"Bristol - Brislington"
113:Design and construction
1401:Grade I listed stables
1259:King William Ale House
1208:Tyndale Baptist Church
1178:St Philip and St Jacob
1123:St Mary le Port Church
1098:St James' Presbyterian
1038:John Wesley's New Room
464:historicengland.org.uk
235:
197:
156:. It is also known as
37:51.443333°N 2.560833°W
1340:Ashton Court Festival
580:Bristol County Ground
233:
195:
1193:St Werburgh's Church
1188:St Thomas the Martyr
1163:St Peter and St Paul
988:Church of All Saints
907:Oldbury Court Estate
735:Museums, galleries,
437:Spry, Nigel (2003).
301:class=notpageimage|
202:Gothic Revival style
42:51.443333; -2.560833
1360:Jacobs Well Theatre
1274:Mauretania, Bristol
1183:St Stephen's Church
1138:St Matthew's Church
1128:St Mary on the Quay
1108:St John the Baptist
784:Clifton Observatory
261:Church, rebuilt by
234:Black Castle fabric
72:General information
33: /
1345:Bierkeller Theatre
1333:Former attractions
1244:The Coronation Tap
1158:St Paul's, Clifton
1093:St George's Church
948:All Saints' Church
897:Lamplighters Marsh
834:Wild Place Project
721:Slapstick Festival
706:Festival of Nature
615:O2 Academy Bristol
585:Bristol Hippodrome
553:Culture in Bristol
387:Stories of Bristol
363:on 27 January 2007
353:"The Black Castle"
236:
198:
1373:
1372:
1073:St Mary Redcliffe
1033:Crofts End Church
1028:Clifton Cathedral
953:Bristol Cathedral
892:Kings Weston Hill
726:St Pauls Carnival
576:
178:William Halfpenny
172:in the form of a
131:
130:
122:William Halfpenny
1418:
1153:St Paul's Church
1118:St Mark's Church
1113:St Luke's Church
1103:St James' Priory
922:St George's Park
852:Parks of Bristol
824:SS Great Britain
809:Red Lodge Museum
764:Bristol Archives
625:Redgrave Theatre
610:Memorial Stadium
574:
546:
539:
532:
523:
505:
504:
502:
500:
481:
475:
474:
472:
470:
456:
450:
449:
443:
434:
428:
427:
425:
423:
409:
403:
402:
400:
398:
389:. Archived from
379:
373:
372:
370:
368:
359:. Archived from
349:
343:
342:
340:
338:
324:
289:
288:
282:
267:Historic England
63:
51:
48:
47:
45:
44:
43:
38:
34:
31:
30:
29:
26:
1426:
1425:
1421:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1415:
1386:Pubs in Bristol
1376:
1375:
1374:
1369:
1328:
1324:Stag and Hounds
1319:The Shakespeare
1314:Shakespeare Inn
1289:Old Post Office
1222:
936:
844:
838:
794:Glenside Museum
736:
730:
669:
665:Winston Theatre
660:Wickham Theatre
640:Tobacco Factory
590:Bristol Old Vic
555:
550:
513:
508:
498:
496:
483:
482:
478:
468:
466:
458:
457:
453:
441:
436:
435:
431:
421:
419:
411:
410:
406:
396:
394:
381:
380:
376:
366:
364:
351:
350:
346:
336:
334:
326:
325:
316:
312:
307:
306:
305:
303:
297:
296:
295:
294:
290:
190:
166:
138:listed building
41:
39:
35:
32:
27:
24:
22:
20:
19:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1424:
1422:
1414:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1393:
1388:
1378:
1377:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1365:Redcliffe Hall
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1336:
1334:
1330:
1329:
1327:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1299:Printers Devil
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1269:Llandoger Trow
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1205:
1203:Trinity Centre
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1078:Redland Chapel
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
944:
942:
938:
937:
935:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
887:Eastville Park
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
848:
846:
840:
839:
837:
836:
831:
829:We the Curious
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
789:Georgian House
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
740:
738:
732:
731:
729:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
677:
675:
671:
670:
668:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
645:Victoria Rooms
642:
637:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
600:Cube Microplex
597:
595:Bristol Beacon
592:
587:
582:
577:
569:
563:
561:
557:
556:
551:
549:
548:
541:
534:
526:
520:
519:
512:
509:
507:
506:
476:
451:
429:
404:
393:on 7 June 2008
374:
344:
313:
311:
308:
299:
298:
292:
291:
284:
283:
277:
276:
275:
189:
186:
165:
162:
148:suburb of the
129:
128:
119:
115:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
69:
68:
65:
64:
56:
55:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1423:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
1394:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1225:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1198:Temple Church
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1018:Cotham Church
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
945:
943:
939:
933:
932:Victoria Park
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
902:Redland Green
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
877:College Green
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
862:Blaise Castle
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
849:
847:
841:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
754:Blaise Hamlet
752:
750:
749:Blaise Castle
747:
745:
742:
741:
739:
733:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
716:Pride Bristol
714:
712:
711:Kite Festival
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
676:
672:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
638:
636:
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
573:
572:Bristol Arena
570:
568:
565:
564:
562:
558:
554:
547:
542:
540:
535:
533:
528:
527:
524:
518:
515:
514:
510:
494:
490:
486:
480:
477:
465:
461:
455:
452:
447:
440:
433:
430:
418:
414:
408:
405:
392:
388:
384:
378:
375:
362:
358:
354:
348:
345:
333:
329:
323:
321:
319:
315:
309:
302:
281:
274:
272:
268:
264:
263:James Bridges
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
232:
228:
226:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
203:
194:
187:
185:
183:
182:James Bridges
179:
175:
171:
163:
161:
159:
158:Arno's Castle
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
136:is a Grade I-
135:
127:
126:James Bridges
123:
120:
116:
111:
108:William Reeve
107:
103:
99:
92:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
70:
66:
62:
57:
52:
49:
46:
1294:Palace Hotel
1284:The Old Duke
1234:Black Castle
1233:
912:Queen Square
867:Brandon Hill
857:Ashton Court
497:. Retrieved
488:
479:
467:. Retrieved
463:
454:
445:
432:
420:. Retrieved
416:
407:
395:. Retrieved
391:the original
386:
377:
365:. Retrieved
361:the original
357:Pub Explorer
356:
347:
335:. Retrieved
331:
259:St Werburghs
256:
237:
222:
200:Designed in
199:
167:
157:
142:public house
133:
132:
118:Architect(s)
77:Town or city
18:
1309:Seven Stars
1279:Nova Scotia
1254:Hatchet Inn
1148:St Nicholas
1058:Hope Chapel
917:Snuff Mills
872:Castle Park
845:Open Spaces
843:Parks &
819:See No Evil
779:Bristol Zoo
620:QEH Theatre
567:Ashton Gate
248:Crew's Hole
225:arrow slits
206:crenellated
188:Description
146:Brislington
40: /
1380:Categories
1304:Pump House
927:Stoke Park
681:Afrika Eye
635:The Thekla
575:(proposed)
310:References
252:River Avon
25:51°26′36″N
1239:The Crown
882:The Downs
744:Arnolfini
674:Festivals
650:Watershed
210:courtyard
100:1745–1755
97:Completed
28:2°33′39″W
1264:The Lido
941:Churches
605:Exchange
511:See also
499:9 August
493:Archived
469:9 August
397:9 August
367:9 August
337:9 August
152:city of
489:Bristol
164:History
154:Bristol
150:English
91:England
87:Country
81:Bristol
804:M Shed
759:Banksy
560:Venues
422:9 June
240:copper
218:course
174:castle
105:Client
442:(PDF)
170:folly
1227:Pubs
501:2016
471:2016
424:2020
399:2016
369:2016
339:2016
244:slag
214:ogee
140:and
180:or
124:or
1382::
491:.
487:.
462:.
444:.
415:.
385:.
355:.
330:.
317:^
160:.
545:e
538:t
531:v
503:.
473:.
426:.
401:.
371:.
341:.
242:-
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
