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Latitude: 51.4536 / 51°27'13"N
Longitude: -2.594 / 2°35'38"W
OS Eastings: 358821.8265
OS Northings: 172906.0842
OS Grid: ST588729
Mapcode National: GBR C8K.9R
Mapcode Global: VH88N.0Q0J
Entry Name: Part of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol Bridge
Scheduled Date: 12 October 1956
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1006988
English Heritage Legacy ID: BS 117
County: Bristol
Electoral Ward/Division: Central
Built-Up Area: Bristol
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bristol
Church of England Parish: Bristol St Stephen with St James and St John the Baptist with St Michael and St George
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
The monument includes part of the medieval stone-built defences of Bristol, situated close to the River Avon in the heart of the current city centre. The town defences survive as a standing stone-built wall, approximately 36m long and 9m high with external arched recesses. The defences date to the 11th to 13th centuries. They were revealed during a Second World War bombing raid on Bristol and are not publically visible or accessible.
Sources: PastScape 1005392
Source: Historic England
This part of Bristol city wall 185m west of Bristol Bridge is a rare survival standing to a good height and exhibiting the external recesses similar, for example to those of the medieval defences of Southampton. The defences were begun in timber in the 11th century and were gradually replaced in stone throughout the circuit of the city during the 11th to 13th centuries. This section of the city wall will contain archaeological and environmental evidence relating to its construction, development, longevity, defensive and strategic significance and overall landscape context.
Source: Historic England
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