Greyfriars, Bristol (office block)

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Number One Bristol [1]
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Aerial view of Greyfriars
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Shown within Bristol
Former namesGreyfriars, Lewins Place
General information
StatusCompleted
AddressLewins Mead
Town or cityBristol
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 51°27′26″N2°35′44″W / 51.4572°N 2.5955°W / 51.4572; -2.5955
Construction started1972
Completed1974
Renovated2014
Height59 metres (194 ft) [2]
Technical details
Floor count14 [2]
Renovating team
Architect(s)O'Leary Goss (1974) [3]
Renovating firmPG Group (2016) [4]
Website
http://numberonebristol.co.uk/

Greyfriars is the alternate name of a fourteen-story office block built in 1974 in Lewin's Mead in Bristol. It was later used for government offices. [5]

The building takes its name from Greyfriars, a medieval Franciscan friary which historically occupied the site.

Greyfriars was renovated in 2014 and rebranded as Number One Bristol. Two office buildings, Greyfriars and a smaller building nearby on the same block, were converted to a mix of 148 studio, one, two, and three-bedroom apartments and were launched in the spring of 2016. [6]

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References

  1. "Number One Bristol Contemporary apartments in the heart of Bristol". numberonebristol.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Greyfriars, Bristol". skyscrapernews.com. 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  3. "O'Leary Goss - Renovation Architect". www.skyscrapernews.com.
  4. "New homes" (PDF). 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "Lewins Place, Bristol - Building #794". www.skyscrapernews.com.
  6. "New homes" (PDF). numberonebristol.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.