New Gaol, Bristol
The New Gaol was a prison located in Spike Island, Bristol, England, operational between 1820 and 1883.Photo: Linda Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: architectural structure in City of Bristol, England, UK
- Also known as: “New Gaol”, “Old City Gaol”, “Old City Gaol, Bristol”, and “Old City Gaol, Entrance Wall And Gateway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matthew and M Shed.
Matthew
Photo: NotFromUtrecht, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matthew was a caravel sailed by John Cabot in 1497 from Bristol to Newfoundland, North America. There are two modern replicas – one in Bristol, England and one in Bonavista, Newfoundland. Matthew is situated 600 feet northwest of New Gaol, Bristol.
M Shed
Museum
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
M Shed is a museum in Bristol, England, located on Prince's Wharf beside the Floating Harbour in a dockside transit shed formerly occupied by Bristol Industrial Museum. M Shed is situated 510 feet north of New Gaol, Bristol.
New Cut
River
Photo: Dr Duncan Pepper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The New Cut is an artificial waterway which was constructed between 1804 and 1809 to divert the tidal river Avon through south and east Bristol, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southville and Redcliffe.
Southville
Suburb
Southville is an inner city neighbourhood and council ward of Bristol, England, on the south bank of the River Avon northwest of Bedminster. Built mainly between the 1880s and the First World War for workers in local industries, it mixes Victorian terraces with post-bombing infill and recent developments.
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.
Bristol city centre
Suburb
Bristol city centre is the commercial, cultural and business centre of Bristol, England. It is the area north of the New Cut of the River Avon, bounded by Clifton Wood and Clifton to the north-west, Kingsdown and Cotham to the north, and St Pauls, Lawrence Hill and St Phillip's Marsh to the east.
New Gaol, Bristol
- Categories: architectural structure, building, and historic site
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.44624° or 51° 26′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.59805° or 2° 35′ 53″ westHeight
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C3VCCW2+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 513704169OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7083684
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