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Broad Street, BristolBristol’s Old City, since 1295

Broad Street, number by number

The Guildhall

A guildhall since the Middle Ages, rebuilt by R. S. Pope in 1846.

Bristol Guildhall. Now used as a County Court.
Bristol Guildhall. Now used as a County Court. (2011-03-20) Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

A guildhall has stood here since at least the fourteenth century. In 1788 the medieval hall hosted Bristol’s first public meeting against the slave trade. The present Gothic building, by Richard Shackleton Pope, dates from 1846 and housed the city’s courts for many years. See the Guildhall and the 1788 meeting.

Detail on the Guildhall and Assize Courts, Bristol
Detail on the Guildhall and Assize Courts, Bristol (2013-01-05) Tim Green from Bradford, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Guildhall
Bristol Guildhall (2016-03-11) Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
City crest in the Guildhall
City crest in the Guildhall (2013-09-14) Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Benchmark on The Guildhall, Broad Street
Benchmark on The Guildhall, Broad Street (2018-02-04) Roger Templeman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
An uncomfortable bed its made from spruce wood and trust me, you do NOT want to sleep on it
An uncomfortable bed its made from spruce wood and trust me, you do NOT want to sleep on it (2013-09-14) Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A former court
A former court (2013-09-14) Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Statue of the young Queen Victoria, Bristol Guildhall.
Statue of the young Queen Victoria, Bristol Guildhall. (2013-09-14) Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A bed for the night? 
A bed for the night?  (2013-09-14) Neil Owen , CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bristol Crown Court 
Bristol Crown Court  (2021-08-19) Anthony O'Neil , 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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