Number 48 and Attached Railings and Piers is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1959. A C19 House.
Number 48 and Attached Railings and Piers
- WRENN ID
- eternal-bronze-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Constituency
- Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- Number 48 and Attached Railings and Piers, Queen Square
- OS grid reference
- ST 586 725
- Coordinates
- 51.45009, -2.59615
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 48 is an attached house located in Queen Square, Bristol, built around 1833. The building features a combination of limestone ashlar and render, with party wall stacks and a roof that is not visible. It has a double-depth plan and stands three storeys high, with an attic and basement, presenting a three-window range. The front facade is nearly symmetrical, showcasing panelled pilasters on a banded ground floor, with pilasters above connected by a frieze, cornice, and parapet. The doorway, positioned slightly to the right of center, is framed by fluted pilasters leading to an entablature and cornice, and includes a rectangular fanlight with a lantern above a six-panel door. The ground-floor windows are set in recessed surrounds with 8/8-pane sashes, while the upper floors feature 6/6-pane sashes, with a central pediment lintel adorned with a wreath on the first floor. Inside, there is a central dogleg stair with stick balusters, a curtail, and six-panel doors. The property also includes attached front area railings with palmette finials and piers. Queen Square itself was constructed between 1701 and 1727, and much of the western side was rebuilt following the Reform Bill riots of 1831.
Local climate
Number 48 and Attached Railings and Piers receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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