Dowry Square

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Dowry Square
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Nº4 Dowry Square, viewed through the gardens in the centre of the square
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Location Bristol, England
Coordinates 51°27′04″N2°37′12″W / 51.4511°N 2.6201°W / 51.4511; -2.6201 Coordinates: 51°27′04″N2°37′12″W / 51.4511°N 2.6201°W / 51.4511; -2.6201

Dowry Square is in the Hotwells area of Bristol.

It was laid out in 1727 by George Tully and building continued until 1750. The houses are three-storeyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilasters to the party walls. [1]

In 1799 Dr Thomas Beddoes opened a laboratory in Dowry Square as the Pneumatic Institution [2] where he worked with Sir Humphry Davy. [3]

Architecture

Many of the buildings have been designated by English Heritage as grade II* or II listed buildings.

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