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locally pronounced “congsbry”
a village and civil parish in north somerset, england
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in 2001 it had a population of 3,400
it lies on the a370, roughly equidistant between junction 21 of the m5 and bristol airport
approximately 13 miles (21 km) south of bristol city centre, and 7 miles (11 km) east of weston-super-Mare
the congresbury yeo river flows through the village
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queens square is a public open space in the centre of the historic city of bristol, england
the square was planned in 1699 and building finished in 1727
it was named in honour of queen anne
the north side and much of the west were destroyed in the bristol riots of 1831 and rebuilt
many of the buildings now have listed building status
in 1937 the inner city ring road was driven diagonally across the square but in 2000 it was removed and the open space restored
in the centre of the square is an idealised equestrian statue of william iii by john michael rysbrack
it was cast in 1733 and erected in 1736 to signify the city’s loyalty
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yatton is a village and civil parish within the unitary authority of North Somerset
it falls within the ceremonial county of somerset, england
it is located 11 miles (18 km) south-west of bristol
its population in 2001 was 9,176
the origins of the village and its name are unclear, however there is evidence of iron age hill fort and a roman villa in the area
the arrival of the railway in the 19th century and more recent road building have led to expansion of the village with Yatton now acting as a home to many commuters, while also supporting manufacturing industry and commerce.
the village is located on the north somerset levels, where the low lying land, a mixture of peat, estuarine alluvium and low hills of sand and gravel, is crossed by a myriad of watercourses, providing a habitat for several scarce species.
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the name traces back to the greek ‘nikaia’ (city of victory)
nice has been created and shaped by successive waves of foreigners who occupied the eastern end of the bay of angels facing antibes
the romans had their time in nice (as they did in most of europe)
after their decline and fall, the city became part of provence until 1388
then the savoies of switzerland and northern italy took over
in 1860 a long debated deal was finally struck: napolean III repatriated nice to france in exchange for military help for italy in it’s own creation (vs austria)
mussolini’s italians occupied nice from november 1942
they were replaced by german troops in september 1943
allied forces liberated the city on august 28 1944
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college green is a public open space at the bottom of park st, bristol
it is surrounded by, in brief, the council house (behind a water feature), a busy street also known as college green (with an interesting looking building in the middle: the lord mayor’s chapel, st mark’s church) and bristol cathedral
on the green are statues of queen victoria and raja rammohun roy
originally a small hill north of the avon, separated from brandon hill to the north by a narrow gully, it was enclosed to form the precincts of st augustine’s abbey in the 12th century
after the dissolution the abbey church became bristol cathedral
a plaque near the centre records that the green still belongs to the dean and chapter of the cathedral
from 1733 it was the site of the bristol high cross, honouring various british monarchs
the green is a popular hang out spot, especially over summer, for smokers, picnickers and hulla-hupas of all ages
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the wills memorial building is a neo gothic building situated near the top of park street on queens road in bristol
it is a landmark building of the university of bristol
it was designed by sir george oatley and built as a memorial to henry overton wills III
begun in 1915, it is considered one of the last great gothic buildings to be built in england
architecture commentator nikolaus pevsner described it as: “a tour de force in gothic revival, so convinced, so vast, and so competent that one cannot help feeling respect for it.”
in 1940, during the bristol blitz of world war II, the great hall was badly damaged by a german bomb-blast. it was restored in the 1960’s
cleaning work began in 2006 costing £750,000
this revealed the engraving “IO TRIVMPHE” intended as a tribute to the architect of the building sir george oatley. the engraving had remained hidden for over 80 years and recognises the role of sir isambard owen (then vice-chancellor) in the realisation of oately’s plans
at 215 feet, it is twice the height of the cabot tower
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