Old Council House, Bristol

The site selected for the current building had previously been occupied by three buildings: a medieval council house, St Ewen's Church and the Chapel of the Fraternity of St John the Baptist (also known as the Tolzey). The Chapel of the Fraternity of St John the Baptist was demolished in the late 17th century, allowing an enlarged council house to be rebuilt in the Classical style and completed in 1704. in a neoclassical style, was built between 1824 and 1827. The interior design for the original section included a large sweeping staircase. this involved demolishing two further properties on Corn Street, the basements of which were reused as holding cells for prisoners. which was officially…