Description

BRISTOL

ST5773NW ALMA VALE ROAD, Clifton
901-1/2/686 (South West side)
No.1
Edwards Garage

II

Garage. c1898. Perhaps by Drake and Pizey. Red brick with
orange rubbed brick and limestone dressings, roof not visible.
Single-depth plan. Edwardian Baroque style.
Single-storey; 3-bay range. A symmetrical facade is
articulated by brick pilasters with ashlar plinths, banded
stone and rubbed brick below acanthus capitals. Wide, open
segmental arches with alternate stone and rubbed brick
voussoirs, flank a narrow doorway set in ashlar, beneath an
elaborate carved cartouche with rocaille, a cornice, and
oculus with brick and stone voussoirs, split key, and gabled
label. Full-width banded entablature, cornice and parapet,
with a large central segmental pediment with 5 moulded
voussoirs; ashlar dies over the pilasters with 4 good carved
ball finials.
INTERIOR: open-plan show room and garage. A decorative early
garage front, and a very early example of the building type.
(Gomme A: Street Index of Buildings of Architectural or
Historic Interest: 2).

Listing NGR: ST5733673845

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26499032

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)