Venues

Old Council House, Bristol City Council

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Public building in Bristol

17 artworks

Part of Bristol City Council

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For many centuries, Bristol’s main administration was carried out at this location in Corn Street, where altogether three Council Houses were built over the years. As Local Government expanded in the twentieth century, however, it was decided to build a new and larger Council House on College Green.

Corn Street, Bristol, Bristol BS1 1JG England

register.office@bristol.gov.uk

0117 922 2800

http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/old-council-house-weddings-and-ceremonies

Artworks

  • Queen Caroline (1683–1737)
    Queen Caroline (1683–1737) Charles Jervas (c.1675–1739) (studio of)
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652)
    Henry Gibbs, Mayor (1652) British School
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • John Noble, Mayor (1791)
    John Noble, Mayor (1791) Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828) (style of)
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • William III (1650–1702)
    William III (1650–1702) British School
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • John Decimus Pountney, Mayor (1847–1848)
    John Decimus Pountney, Mayor (1847–1848) James Curnock (1812–1862) (style of)
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • Charles I (1600–1649)
    Charles I (1600–1649) British School
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • Christopher Albert Hayes, Lord Mayor (1909–1910)
    Christopher Albert Hayes, Lord Mayor (1909–1910) Fritz von Kamptz (1866–1938)
    Old Council House, Bristol City Council
  • 10 more

Not every artwork is on display – if you would like to see a particular work, contact the venue before your visit

Bristol City Council has another 49 artworks

Artists

  • Portrait of an Unknown Man
    James Curnock (1812–1862)
  • Self Portrait
    Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723)
  • Portrait of a Lady
    Charles Jervas (c.1675–1739)
  • George Washington (1732–1799), The Athenaeum
    Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828)
  • Anne Bayly
    Wood
  • The Truant in Hiding
    John Callcott Horsley (1817–1903)
  • The Construction of the Charing Cross Station Hotel, London
    British School
  • Christopher Albert Hayes, Lord Mayor (1909–1910)
    Fritz von Kamptz (1866–1938)
Old Council House, Bristol City Council is part of

Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council artworks can also be found at these venues

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Venues in Bristol

  •
    Blaise Castle House Museum
  • Bristol Central Library, Bristol City Council
  • Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
  • Bristol Old Vic Theatre
  • Council House, Bristol City Council
  • Glenside Hospital Museum
  • M Shed
  • Merchants Hall, Society of Merchant Venturers
  • Royal West of England Academy
  • Southmead Hospital