Broad Street, Bristol

Broad Street, Bristol
Broad Street, Bristol. A narrow street of historic buildings, spanned by an archway on which stands the tower of St John-on-the-Wall.
Broad Street, Bristol, and the church tower of St John-on-the-Wall
Broad Street, Bristol is located in Bristol Central
Broad Street, Bristol
Location within Central Bristol
Maintained byBristol City Council
LocationBristol, England
Postal codeBS1
Coordinates51°27′23″N 2°35′48″W / 51.456313°N 2.596605°W / 51.456313; -2.596605
NorthQuay Street
EastWine Street
SouthHigh Street
WestCorn Street

Broad Street, along with High Street, Wine Street and Corn Street, is one of the four original streets that have made up the city of Bristol since Saxon times, when it was the burgh of Brycgstow.[1]

Prior to the building of The Exchange merchants would set up their stalls on Broad Street. An old city gate stands at the bottom of the street, where it joins Quay Street.[2]

  1. ^ Manco, Jean (12 October 2007). "The Saxon Origins of Bristol". www.buildinghistory.org. Retrieved 26 May 2009.