Marketgate
Marketgate is a 16-storey high-rise residential building in the Old Market area of Bristol, England. Constructed between 1968 and 1970 as an office building for the South-West regional headquarters of the Post Office, it later served as a major British Telecom administrative centre before being redeveloped in 2001–02 as accommodation for more than 500 University of the West of England students.Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Apartment building
- Description: residential building in Bristol, England
- Also known as: “Marketgate, Bristol”
- Address: Bond Street South, St Paul’s, Bristol, BS1 3PG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Castle and Central Quaker Meeting House.
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 1,100 feet west of Marketgate.
Central Quaker Meeting House
Church
Photo: Plasmium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Quaker Meeting House is a purpose-built Quaker meeting house in Champion Square, St Jude's, Bristol, England. Completed in 1962 to replace the 18th-century Quakers Friars meeting house, it remains the principal place of worship for Central Bristol Quakers and is regularly used for community welfare projects. Central Quaker Meeting House is situated 570 feet northeast of Marketgate.
Cabot Circus
Shopping center
Photo: Ajuk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cabot Circus is a covered shopping centre in Bristol, England. It is adjacent to Broadmead, a shopping district in Bristol city centre. The Cabot Circus development area contains shops, offices, a hotel, 250 apartments and an Odeon cinema. Cabot Circus is situated 650 feet northwest of Marketgate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broadmead and Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
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.
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.
St Jude’s
Locality
St Jude's is a mixed residential, commercial, and light industrial area of central Bristol, England, forming part of the Lawrence Hill ward. Situated immediately east of Broadmead and the city centre, parts of the area were historically known as Poyntz Pool and the Lamb Ground.
Marketgate
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45683° or 51° 27′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.58369° or 2° 35′ 1″ westLevels
15Operator
Unite StudentsOpen location code
9C3VFC48+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 207652695OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=student_accommodationOpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsWikidata ID
Q135300049
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