Granary, Bristol

Granary
Granary, Bristol is located in Bristol
Granary, Bristol
Location within Bristol
General information
Town or cityBristol
CountryEngland
Coordinates51°27′08″N 2°35′33″W / 51.4521°N 2.5926°W / 51.4521; -2.5926
Completed1869

The Granary, also known as Wait and James' Granary, is a building on Welsh Back in the English city of Bristol. It was designed by Archibald Ponton and William Venn Gough in red Cattybrook brick, with black and white brick and limestone dressings. It is probably the best preserved example of the Bristol Byzantine style and is designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[1][2][3]

The building was built in 1869 as a granary for Wait, James and Co. It was used to dry large quantities of grain, so it had to be strong, stable and warm, with good ventilation. Between 1968 and 1988, it housed a nightclub, also known as The Granary. In 2002, the building was converted into apartments, after the owners, Bristol City Council, had invited competitive bids from developers for its renovation and conversion. Barton Willmore produced the designs which supported the winning bid.[4][5]

Granary nightclub

The Granary housed a nightclub, also known as The Granary, from 1968 to 1988. Initially opened as a jazz club by Ted Cowell under the guidance of Acker Bilk in 1968, it started hosting regular rock nights in 1969, when a collective called Plastic Dog, whose club night had become too busy for the Dugout club on Park Row, took over the poorly attended Monday nights. By early 1970 they had removed 'Old' from the title of the venue,[6] which completed its transition to an all-rock club by 1978.[7] Many well-known rock acts played there, including Yes, Genesis, Status Quo, Motörhead and Iron Maiden.[8][9]

1968-1988 concerts
Date Year Musician(s) Tour Note
27 June[10] 1978 Dire Straits Dire Straits Tour --
12 December[9] 1984 Random Gender -- The first gig

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Wait and James' Granary". Looking at Buildings. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  4. ^ "1869 - Granary, Bristol, Gloucestershire". archiseek.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "The Granary, Bristol" (PDF). Barton Willmore. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2007.
  6. ^ Read, Al (2003). The Granary Club: The Rock Years 1969-1988. Broadcast Books. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1-874092-82-6.
  7. ^ "History". The Granary Club official website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  8. ^ "The Granary: Bristol's Legendary Home of Rock". The Granary Club official website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  9. ^ a b Read, Al. The Granary Club: The Rock Years 1969 - 1988. 2003. page 260. Broadcast Books. ISBN 1-874092-82-6
  10. ^ "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official site. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

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