Queen Square
Queen Square is a 2.4 hectares Georgian square in the centre of Bristol, England. Following the 1831 riot, Queen Square declined through the latter part of the 19th century, was threatened with a main line railway station, but then bisected by a dual carriageway in the 1930s.Photo: William Avery, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Park
- Description: square in Bristol, UK
- Also known as: “Queen Square, Bristol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bristol Old Vic and Arnolfini.
Bristol Old Vic
Theater building
Photo: Rbrwr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bristol Old Vic is a British theatre company based at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. The present company was established in 1946 as an offshoot of the Old Vic in London. Bristol Old Vic is situated 630 feet north of Queen Square.
Arnolfini
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arnolfini is an international arts centre and gallery in Bristol, England. It has a programme of contemporary art exhibitions, artist's performance, music and dance events, poetry and book readings, talks, lectures and cinema. Arnolfini is situated 740 feet southwest of Queen Square.
Bristol Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Bristol Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Bristol, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bristol. Bristol Cathedral is situated 1,400 feet west of Queen Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bristol city centre and Redcliffe.
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.
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 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.
Queen Square
- Categories: square and recreation area
- Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45052° or 51° 27′ 2″ northLongitude
-2.59468° or 2° 35′ 41″ westInception
1727Open location code
9C3VFC24+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 83775084OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7270505
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Queen Square” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皇后广场 (布里斯托尔)”
- Chinese: “皇后广场”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوين سكوير”
- Hebrew: “כיכר קווין”
- Japanese: “クイーン・スクエア”
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