On Friday 24th November 2017 we held the initial meeting at Ashton Court Mansion. Over 100 attended and the overall impression was of energy and enthusiasm. All present wanted to breathe new life into the Mansion and to give it a secure future.
Update January 2018 Read More »
Simon Birch, Chair of the Society, explains the story of Bristol Civic Society involvement in Ashton Court Mansion from 2017
The Current Campaign Read More »
The University has applied for outline planning permission for a new science/engineering led Campus. The Council has agreed to demolish the former Post Office Parcels Sorting Office to enable the University to build on the former Cattle Market site.
Temple Meads Campus Read More »
The University has announced that it will bring forward its ‘Tyndall Place Programme’. The intention is to establish a strong identity at the University’s heart by developing a pedestrian-focused high quality public space.
The major Redcliff Quarter regeneration scheme stands on the opposite side of St. Thomas Street. The developer has planning permission to demolish the existing 1960s, 5-storey office building.
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This post explains how Bristol Civic Society became involved in the future of Ashton Court Mansion.
Ashton Court – an introduction Read More »
The proposed office building and would contain 7 floors above a ground floor of office accommodation. A bridge will link it to next door office building, 3 Glass Wharf.
The Society strongly supports this regeneration development. Bristol was the first city in Britain to build an electric tram service. In 1899 the Grade II* listed Generator Building was opened to supply power to the trams.
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Change Real Estate, the developer, and their architects the Nash Partnership have applied to redevelop this 0.47 ha site in Southville to deliver about 148 new homes and 2,000 sq.ms. of commercial space.
On the 29th November 2017 Councillors approved the planning application. The Society supported the redevelopment but joined Historic England and the Bristol Urban Design Forum in their criticism of the height of the scheme.
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On the 15th November 2017 Councillors approved the redevelopment scheme for Redcliffe Wharf, which will commence in the New Year.
The developer has filed their planning application for Portland Square, which the Society supports. The scheme would reinstate the terrace with materials to match the existing elevations.
Portland Square, Update Jan 2018 Read More »
