William Bruce Gingell
William Bruce Gingell (1819–1899) was an architect practising in Bristol. He was in partnership with John Henry Hirst for a time and was influential in the Bristol Byzantine architectural style. Significant buildings * Gardiners warehouse * Lloyds Bank, Bristol * Robinson's Warehouse, Bristol Robinson's Warehouse () is a warehouse on Bathurst Parade, on the Floating Harbour in Bristol, England. It was built in 1874 by William Bruce Gingell, and is an example of the Bristol Byzantine style with yellow and red brick and Moorish arches. ... * Warehouse premises of Hardware (Bristol) Limited * Moorlands House, Leeds * Midland Bank, 55 Cardiff Street, Aberdare, 1857 References External links William Bruce Gingell family tree 19th-century English architects Architects from Bristol 1819 births 1899 deaths {{UK-architect-stub ...
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Portrait Of William Bruce Gingell Architect
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Moorlands House Leeds (46)
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Bristol
Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in South West England. The wider Bristol Built-up Area is the eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts. A major port, Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World. On a ship out of Bristol in 1497, John Cabot, a Venetia ...
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John Henry Hirst
John Henry Hirst (29 April 1826 – 6 July 1882) was an English architect who designed civic, commercial and domestic buildings, mainly in Bristol and Harrogate. He is known in Harrogate for the designs which he created for the developer George Dawson (builder), George Dawson, including large Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical buildings, and the Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival St Peter's Church, Harrogate, St Peter's Church. Several of those designs, such as Prospect Crescent, Cambridge Crescent, and St Peter's Church, are now listed buildings. He is known in his home town, Bristol, for various projects, notably the Neoclassical Stoke Road Drinking Fountain, which is also a listed building. Hirst died unexpectedly at home in Bristol in circumstances which first appeared unclear, but the inquest found that he had fallen downstairs at some point in the night or early morning and broken his neck. Background Hirst was born into a Yorkshire agricultural family. His ...
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