The Victoria Rooms
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The Victoria Rooms is the name given to the University of Bristol's music department in Clifton, Bristol.
Situated at the junction of Queen's Road and Whiteladies Road, the building was designed as assembly rooms by Charles Dyer who was noted for his Gothic architecture and built between 1839 and 1841 in Greek revival style incorporating an eight-columned Corinthian portico.
Purchased by the University of Bristol in the 1920s, the building originally housed the students' union before a purpose-built union was constructed on nearby Queen's Road in the 1960s.
It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building,[1] as have the fountains, lamps, balustrades, railings and statues to front of Victoria Rooms.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Victoria Rooms and attached railings and gates. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- ^ Fountains, lamps, balustrades, railings and statues to front of Victoria Rooms. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
- Andrew Foyle, Bristol, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) ISBN 978-0-300-10442-4
