Cheese Lane Shot Tower
The Cheese Lane Shot Tower is a grade II listed shot tower in the English city of Bristol. It was built in 1969, and was a replacement for an earlier shot tower, the very first such tower ever built.Photo: Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: shot tower in City of Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as: “Sheldon Bush And Patent Shot Company Limited” and “Sheldon Bush Shot Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple Church and St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol.
Temple Church
Archaeological site
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Temple Church, also known as Holy Cross Church, is a ruined church in Redcliffe, Bristol, England. It is on the site of a previous, round church of the Knights Templar, which they built on land granted to them in the second quarter of the 12th century by Robert of Gloucester. Temple Church is situated 610 feet south of Cheese Lane Shot Tower.
St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol
Church
Photo: William Avery, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SS Philip and Jacob Church, previously referred to as Pip 'n' Jay, is a parish church in central Bristol, England. The church that meets there is now called Central Church, Bristol. St Philip and St Jacob, Bristol is situated 440 feet northeast of Cheese Lane Shot Tower.
Bristol Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Bristol Castle was a Norman castle established in the late 11th century on the north bank of the River Avon in Bristol. Remains can be seen today in Castle Park near the Broadmead Shopping Centre, including the sally port. Bristol Castle is situated 980 feet northwest of Cheese Lane Shot Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone and Redcliffe.
Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone
Neighborhood
Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone is an enterprise zone in Bristol, England, focused on creative, high-tech and low-carbon industries. Covering an area of 70 hectares, it is based around Bristol Temple Meads railway station, which is being redeveloped by Network Rail.
Redcliffe
Suburb
Redcliffe, also known as Redcliff, is a district of the English port city of Bristol, lying south-east of Bristol city centre. It is bounded by the loop of the Floating Harbour to the west, north and east, together with the New Cut of the River Avon to the south.
Broadmead
Suburb
Broadmead is a street in Bristol city centre in England, which has given its name to the principal shopping district of the city. It is part of Bristol Shopping Quarter.
Cheese Lane Shot Tower
- Category: shot tower
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45373° or 51° 27′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.5859° or 2° 35′ 9″ westHeight
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9C3VFC37+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 126148600OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q19654779
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