| 词条 | Cornwallis Crescent, Bristol |
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|image = Cornwallis Crescent, Bristol (geograph 3772884).jpg |caption =Cornwallis Crescent |name= Cornwallis Crescent |coordinates = {{Coord|51.4542|-2.6265|display=inline,title}} |location= Bristol, England |pushpin_map = Bristol |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bristol |grid_name= OS grid |grid_position= }}Cornwallis Crescent is a late 18th-century crescent of 24 Georgian town houses, located between York Gardens and Cornwallis Avenue in the Clifton area of Bristol. The postcode is within the Hotwells and Harbourside ward and electoral division, which is in the constituency of Bristol West.[1] The crescent, with private communal gardens, is located within the Clifton conservation area, The area has Grade II buildings and has mid Georgian style which are constructed in brick with a limestone ashlar front and the rear of render over brick with limestone dressings. It has a slate mansard half-hipped roof. Each three-storey house has an attic and basement which has a double-depth plan.[2] HistoryCornwallis Crescent started to be built in 1791 possibly by William Paty but was stopped being built in 1793 due to caused by the bankruptcy of the developers, It was officially completed by 1827.[3] The Communal Gardens were completed in 1880 in the East and West part of the Crescent.[4] At 31 Cornwallis Crescent, there is a Historical Plaque where philanthropist Susanna Winkworth and hymnologist Catherine Winkworth used to live.[5] The Clifton Suspension Bridge, Clifton Observatory and the Bristol Marina are close by.[6] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/bs84pl|title=Area Information for Cornwallis Crescent, Bristol, BS8 4PL|publisher=Streetcheck|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-379388-numbers-1-and-1a-and-attached-rear-basem#.V6riqzW1fuc|title=Numbers 1 and 1a and Attached Rear Basement Area Railings, Front Terrace and Balustrade Numbers 2 t, Bristol|publisher=British Listed Buildings|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 3. ^{{NHLE|num=1207461|desc=Cornwallis Crescent|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.cliftonhotwells.org.uk/clifton-communal-gardens|title=Clifton’s Communal Gardens|publisher=Clifton, Hotwells|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://openplaques.org/people/4776|title=Susanna Winkworth (1820-1884)|publisher=Open Plaques|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Cornwallis+Cres,+Bristol+BS8+4PH/@51.4542532,-2.6265572,16z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x48718db7db979b39:0xdfdff050e0e08ded!8m2!3d51.4528225!4d-2.6186715|title=Berkeley Crescent location|publisher=Google Maps|accessdate=10 August 2016}} 5 : Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol|18th-century architecture in the United Kingdom|Streets in Bristol|Georgian architecture in Bristol|Clifton, Bristol |
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