Queen Square House, Bristol

Queen Square House, Bristol

Infobox Historic building



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name=Queen Square House
location_town=Bristol
location_country=England
map_type=Bristol
latitude=51.449674
longitude=-2.593803
architect=William Venn Gough
client=Port of Bristol Authority
engineer=
construction_start_date=
completion_date= 1889
date_demolished=
cost=
structural_system=
style=Classical
size=

Queen Square House is an historic building situated in Queen Square, Bristol, England.

Originally constructed in 1889 to the plans of William Venn Gough, as the Port of Bristol Authority Docks Office, it is in a richly decorated Classical style with a roof in the French Empire style.cite web | title=Nos 19 and 21 Queens Square House | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=380249 | accessdate=2007-05-28]

It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.

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