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Broad Street, BristolBristol’s Old City, since 1295

Broad Street, number by number

No. 51

Archibald Ponton’s polychrome Venetian Gothic front of 1867 to 1868, on a plot with records back to 1295.

The front of No. 51 in 2011
The front of No. 51 in 2011 (2011-09-04) Shaun-thomas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

No. 51 is the subject of this site. Its Venetian Gothic front, built in 1867 and 1868 for the wine merchant William Stevens to the design of Archibald Ponton, replaced the Brandy Cask tavern. Behind it lay the Innholders’ Hall and the Cyder House, and the plot itself can be traced to 1295.

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No. 51 Broad Street
No. 51 Broad Street Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The front of No. 51 in 2012
The front of No. 51 in 2012 (2012-05-21) Stephen Richards , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Do you remember Broad Street?

A coffee and an email at NetGates in 1996, a haircut at Wild At Heart, brunch at Ironworks, or a desk in the offices upstairs: if you have a photo or a story about No. 51 or its neighbours, from any decade, we would love to see it.

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