Gardens · South West England
West Gate
West Gate — a garden in england-south-west, United Kingdom.
Anthony O'Neil — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
West Gate is a garden of interest in england-south-west, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Electricity House, formerly known as West Gate, is a Grade II-listed Art Deco building at the former junction of Rupert Street and Quay Street and facing The Centre in central Bristol, England. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, it was constructed between 1935 and 1937 for the Bristol Corporation Electricity Department, but was not fully completed or occupied until 1948 due to wartime requisitioning. Electricity House has since been converted into a residential building following redevelopment in 2016.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Commissioned to accommodate the expanding Bristol Corporation Electricity Department, Electricity House was built on a site cleared in the 1930s near the former Demerara House. The building was requisitioned during the Second World War for aircraft component production, delaying its completion until 1948, when it became the headquarters of the newly formed South Western Electricity Board. The refurbishment, which started in 2014, won the Housebuilder magazine 'Best Refurbishment Project' award in 2016 for Crest Nicholson.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4557, -2.5958
- Address
- Electricity House, Colston Avenue, BS1 4TB
- Established
- 1937
- Opening
- Sa,Su 11:00-18:00
- Official site
- www.palmuseumbristol.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q26304066 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Electricity House, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Gate?
- West Gate is in South West England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4557°, -2.5958°.
- When was West Gate built?
- West Gate dates to 1937.
- What are the opening hours for West Gate?
- OpenStreetMap records opening hours as: Sa,Su 11:00-18:00. Check the official site to confirm seasonal changes.