The Former Bank of England () is a historic building at 13/14 Broad Street in

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 ...

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. It was built as the site of a branch of

The Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the English Government's banker, and still one of the bankers for the Government of ...

. It was built in 1844-47 by Charles Robert Cockerell with a Doric pseudo- portico of three bays recessed between low pavilions: the attic storey is arcaded with a triangular

pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedim ...

. It has been designated by

Historic England Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is tasked w ...

as a Grade I

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. The building is now used as the Bristol Citizens Advice Bureau.

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Grade I listed buildings in Bristol Grade I listed banks Commercial buildings completed in 1847 1847 establishments in England Bank of England 19th-century architecture in the United Kingdom {{Bristol-struct-stub

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