Dowry Square

Nº4 Dowry Square, viewed through the gardens in the centre of the square
Location	Bristol, England
Coordinates	51°27′04″N 2°37′12″W / 51.4511°N 2.6201°W / 51.4511; -2.6201

Dowry Square is in the Hotwells area of Bristol.

It was laid out in 1727 by George Tully and building continued until 1750. The houses are three-storeyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilasters to the party walls.^[1]

In 1799 Dr Thomas Beddoes opened a laboratory in Dowry Square as the Pneumatic Institution^[2] where he worked with Sir Humphry Davy.^[3]

Architecture

Many of the buildings have been designated by English Heritage as grade II* or II listed buildings.

• No 1 (grade II) ^[4]
• No 2 (grade II) ^[5]
• No 3 (grade II) ^[6]
• No 4 (grade II*) ^[7]
• No 5 (grade II) ^[8]
• No 6 (grade II*) ^[9]
• No 8 (grade II) ^[10]
• No 9 (grade II*) ^[11]
• No 7 (grade II*) ^[12]
• No 10 (grade II*) ^[13]
• No 11 (grade II*) ^[14]
• No 12 (grade II*) ^[15]
• No 13, established in 1811 as the Clifton Dispensary, (grade II) ^[16]
• Nos 14&15 (grade II) ^[17]
• No 16 York House (grade II) ^[18]
• K6 Telephone Kiosk (grade II) ^[19]
• Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens (grade II) ^[20]