Quakers Friars
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| Quakers Friars | |
 Quakers Friars |
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  Shown within Bristol
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| Town | Bristol |
| Country | England |
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| Construction start date | 1747 |
| Completion date | 1749 |
Quakers Friars (grid reference ST592733) is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England.
The site is the remains of a Dominican friary that dates from 1230.[1]
The friends meeting house was built in 1747-49 by George Tully, with detailing by Thomas Paty, as a Quaker meeting house and is now used as a register office. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[2]
William Penn was married, 1696, in an earlier building on the site.[3]
It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0289798043.
- ^ Quaker meeting house, now registry office. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Brace, Keith (1996). Portrait of Bristol. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0709154356.
- ^ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol (PDF). Bristol City Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
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