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Wool Hall, Bristol

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39: 52: 59: 224:-flagged ground floor and staircase. The ground floor served as a weighing house, while the upper floors were used for storage. The total cost was £4,400 (now £497,600). The building was not a success since it was too far from the farmer's markets at 534: 239:, unlike several nearby 17th-century buildings which were hit and subsequently demolished. In 1980, the building was modified to include new doors. The ground floor became the 509: 504: 529: 524: 519: 117: 514: 468: 310: 38: 349: 283: 443: 421: 51: 216:
and has been described as "the first quasi-industrial building in Bristol to attempt a real architectural facade". It was designed in a
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brewpub, while the upper floors were offices. The Fleece became a venue for live music, hosting gigs by
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The wool trade had been important in Bristol since the 11th century, but the smell generated by
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had become too congested by sheep farmers travelling across it. It was designed by
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meant the trade was banished from the city centre and relocated in Redcliffe.
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The building was constructed in 1830 to house the city's wool market, as
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style with a symmetrical front. Internally, the building included a
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Byzantine Revival architecture in the United Kingdom
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The building survived the bombing of Bristol during
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The Fleece, Bristol

Wool Hall, Bristol is located in Bristol
Neoclassical
Bristol
England
Coordinates
51°27′08″N 2°35′22″W / 51.4522°N 2.5894°W / 51.4522; -2.5894
Richard Shackleton Pope
Redcliffe, Bristol
fullers
urine
Bristol Bridge
Richard Shackleton Pope
classical
Pennant
Temple Meads
Corn Exchange
World War II
Fleece and Firkin
Oasis
Pulp
Emeli Sande
Radiohead
Amy Winehouse
grade II listed building
English Heritage
Grade II listed buildings in Bristol
Firkin Brewery

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