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. It was designed by Archibald Ponton and William Venn Gough in red Cattybrook brick, with black and white brick and limestone dressings. It is probably the best preserved example of the Bristol Byzantine style and is designated by

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as a grade II*

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. The building was built in 1869 as a

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for Wait, James and Co. It was used to dry large quantities of grain, so it had to be strong, stable and warm, with good ventilation. Between 1968 and 1988, it housed a

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, also known as The Granary. In 2002, the building was converted into apartments, after the owners,

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, had invited competitive bids from developers for its renovation and conversion. Barton Willmore produced the designs which supported the winning bid.

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The Granary housed a

, also known as The Granary, from 1968 to 1988. Initially opened as a

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club by Ted Cowell under the guidance of

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in 1968, it started hosting regular

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nights in 1969, when a collective called Plastic Dog, whose club night had become too busy for the Dugout club on Park Row, took over the poorly attended Monday nights. By early 1970 they had removed 'Old' from the title of the venue, which completed its transition to an all-rock club by 1978. Many well-known rock acts played there, including

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and

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.Read, Al. The Granary Club: The Rock Years 1969 - 1988. 2003. page 260. Broadcast Books.

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