Caledonia Place, Bristol

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Caledonia Place
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Caledonia Place
Location within Bristol
OS grid reference ST568729
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS
Dialling code 0117
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51°27′16″N2°37′24″W / 51.454338°N 2.623196°W / 51.454338; -2.623196

Caledonia Place is a late 18th-century terrace of 31 Georgian houses, located between West Mall and Princess Victoria Street in the Clifton area of Bristol. The postcode is within the Clifton ward and electoral division, which is in the constituency of Bristol West. [1]

History

Caledonia Place was completed in 1843 by architects T Foster and W Okely, The area has Grade II listed buildings and has mid Georgian style. Each three storey house has an attic and basement and has rear elevations differentiated by fine cast-iron Grecian balconies. [2] In 1852, Lord Macaulay once lived at number 16 Caledonia Place. [3]

Numbers 32 to 44 Caledonia Place was completed in 1788 to the design of Bath architect and surveyor, John Eveleigh. [4] The central and end houses of the terrace are pedimented and broken forward with the variation giving the terrace a palatial appearance. Numbers 43 and 44 were converted into one in 1922 to form a bank.

In February 2015, following the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone by Bristol City Council, English Heritage advised the council that it should have sought listed building consent for the erection of parking restriction signs on railings outside listed buildings in the street. [5]

The Mall, one of Clifton’s thriving commercial thoroughfares, and to the southern end of the terrace is the Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge are close by. [6]

The eastern end of the terrace. 070522 ukbris cpl.jpg
The eastern end of the terrace.
The western end of the terrace, from Clifton Suspension Bridge 070522 ukbris cpl2.jpg
The western end of the terrace, from Clifton Suspension Bridge

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References

  1. "Area Information for Caledonia Place, Bristol, BS8 4DN". Streetcheck. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Historic England. "NUMBERS 1 TO 31 AND ATTACHED FRONT BASEMENT AREA RAILINGS (1204607)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. Historic England. "Nos.1-31 (Consecutive) and attached front basement area railings (1204607)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  4. Historic England. "Nos.32-44 (Consecutive) and attached front basement area cast-iron railings (1282372)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 May 2007.
  5. "Bristol RPZ: Some parking signs may need listed building consent". BBC News. 29 March 2015.
  6. "Caledonia Place location". Google Maps. Retrieved 10 August 2016.