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Bristol Byzantine
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- Bristol, General Hospital
In the 1850s Bristol developed a specific style of architecture applied mainly to industrial buildings such as warehousing and factories.
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- Bristol, Wait and James' Granary, Welsh Back
Its characteristics were a robust and simple outline, materials with character and colour – mainly Pennant stone and brick, the frequent use of rock-facedGlossary Term stone, and upper floors unified through either horizontal or vertical grouping of window openings,
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- Bristol, Robinson's Warehouse, Bathurst Basin
Decorative details often derive from Venetian and North Italian GothicGlossary Term examples. The style has been named ‘Bristol Byzantine’.
Glossary
- Gothic
The style of the Middle Ages from the later 12th century to the Renaissance, with which it co-existed in certain forms into the 17th century. Characterized in its full development by the pointed arch, the rib-vault and an often skeletal masonry structure for churches, combined with large glazed windows. The term was originally associated with the concept of the barbarian Goths as assailants of classical civilization.
- Rock-faced
Masonry cleft to produce a natural, rugged appearance.
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Last updated: Monday, 26th January 2009