Queen Square House, Bristol
Introduction


**Queen Square House** is an historic building situated in [Queen Square](/wiki/Queen_Square%2C_Bristol "Queen Square, Bristol"), [Bristol](/wiki/Bristol "Bristol"), [England](/wiki/England "England").

Originally constructed in 1889 to the plans of [William Venn Gough](/wiki/William_Venn_Gough "William Venn Gough"), as the Port of Bristol Authority Docks Office, it is in a richly decorated Classical style with a roof in the French Empire style.

It has been designated by [English Heritage](/wiki/English_Heritage "English Heritage") as a grade II [listed building](/wiki/Listed_building "Listed building").

The building Was built using terracotta made by Gibbs and Canning of Tamworth. This is recorded in the Bristol mercury of 6 May 1886 \- 
"The front, which is faced with buff terracotta and red brick...internally...buff terracotta, panels of pink terracotta containing symbolical figures being introduced into the dados..and the terracotta by Gibbs and Canning of Tamworth."


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