Bristol Archives
Bristol Archives was established in 1924. It was the first borough record office in the United Kingdom, since at that time there was only one other local authority record office in existence.- Type: Archives
- Description: ref 37424
- Also known as: “Bristol Record Office”
- Address: Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include B Bond Warehouse and Ashton Avenue Bridge.
B Bond Warehouse
Warehouse
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
B Bond Warehouse is a former bonded warehouse built to serve Bristol Harbour. Built in 1908, B Bond was the second of three warehouses constructed close to Cumberland Basin to meet the demands of the tobacco import boom of the early 20th century.
Ashton Avenue Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ashton Avenue Bridge is a pedestrian, cycling and busway bridge in Bristol, England. Grade II listed, it was constructed as a road-rail bridge as part of the Bristol Harbour Railway. Ashton Avenue Bridge is situated 440 feet southeast of Bristol Archives.
Ashton Gate
Stadium
Photo: SGGH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashton Gate is a multi-use stadium in Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, and is the home of the Bristol Bears rugby team and the Bristol City football team. Ashton Gate is situated 2,700 feet south of Bristol Archives.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hotwells and Bower Ashton.
Hotwells
Suburb
Photo: Gothick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hotwells is a neighbourhood in the English port city of Bristol. It is located to the south of and below the high ground of Clifton, and directly to the north of the Floating Harbour.
Bower Ashton
Neighborhood
Bower Ashton is a neighbourhood in south west Bristol on the western boundary with North Somerset, lying within the Southville ward, approximately two miles from the city centre. Ashton Court estate, a 850-acre recreational area owned by Bristol City Council lies just to the north, the Long Ashton by-pass to the south and the River Avon to the east.
Spike Island
Suburb
Spike Island is an inner city and harbour area of the English port city of Bristol, adjoining the city centre. It comprises the strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
Bristol Archives
- Categories: county record office and education
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.44718° or 51° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
-2.62263° or 2° 37′ 22″ westOperator
Bristol City CouncilOpen location code
9C3VC9WG+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 12946880630OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=archiveWikidata ID
Q16953828
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Bristol Archives” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Bristol Archives”
- French: “Bristol Archives”
- German: “Bristol Archives”
- Italian: “Bristol Archives”
- Spanish: “Bristol Archives”
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