Dowry Square Explained

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.

• No 1 (grade II) ^[4]
• No 2 (grade II) ^[5]
• No 3 (grade II) ^[6]
• No 4 (grade II*) ^[7]
• No 5 (grade II) ^[8]
• No 6 (grade II*) ^[9]
• No 8 (grade II) ^[10]
• No 9 (grade II*) ^[11]
• No 7 (grade II*) ^[12]
• No 10 (grade II*) ^[13]
• No 11 (grade II*) ^[14]
• No 12 (grade II*) ^[15]
• No 13, established in 1811 as the Clifton Dispensary, (grade II) ^[16]
• Nos 14&15 (grade II) ^[17]
• No 16 York House (grade II) ^[18]
• K6 Telephone Kiosk (grade II) ^[19]
• Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens (grade II) ^[20]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burrough, THB . Bristol . 1970 . Studio Vista . London . 0-289-79804-3 .
2. Levere . Trevor H . July 1977 . Dr Thomas Beddoes and the Establishment of His Pneumatic Institution: A Tale of Three Presidents . Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London . 32 . 1 . 41–49 . 10.1098/rsnr.1977.0005 . 11615622 .
3. Web site: Famous Bristolians . Visit Bristol . 2007-05-17.
4. Web site: No.1 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
5. Web site: No.2 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
6. Web site: No.3 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
7. Web site: No.4 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
8. Web site: No.5 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
9. Web site: No.6 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17 .
10. Web site: No.8 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
11. Web site: No.9 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
12. Web site: No.7 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17 .
13. Web site: No.10 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17 .
14. Web site: No.11 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17 .
15. Web site: No.12 and attached basement area railings and piers . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17 .
16. Web site: No.13 and attached front basement railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
17. Web site: Nos.14&15 and attached front area railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
18. Web site: No.16 York House and attached front area railings . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
19. Web site: K6 telephone kiosk . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.
20. Web site: Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens . historicengland.org.uk . 2007-05-17.