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BRISTOL.
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grceable esfect. The mansion-house, or perma-
nent resldence for the mayor, is lituated in the
North-east corner of Queen-square, and may be
pronounced a comfortable and spacious, if not a
superb building.
Prince's-street, parallel with the West side of
the Square, deserves notice, as it contains several
fine houses ; and the Assembly-room, of white
stone, fronted by a rustic basement, and four
Corinthian pillars, supporting a frieze, inscribed
" Curas cithara tollit" a cornice, and very hand-
some pediment. .
A modern square, dedicated to the Duke of
Portland, at the Northern extremity of Bristol, is
a second memento of speculation in freestone,
which remains unfinished, and nods in concert
with one or two streets near it. The fronts of
the houses have pilasters and atticks ; but I am
by no means determined which of the five Grecian
orders claims the capitals of the former.
The increase of inhabitants in this neighbour-
hood occasioned the divirion of the parish of
St. James, and the erection of a new church on
the East side of the square, dedicated to St. Paul,
in 1794.
The 'architect asTerts the neat structure thus
lituated to be in the Gothic, or, if you please, in
the antient English Pointed style. I certainly
03. agree
201
grceable esfect. The mansion-house, or perma-
nent resldence for the mayor, is lituated in the
North-east corner of Queen-square, and may be
pronounced a comfortable and spacious, if not a
superb building.
Prince's-street, parallel with the West side of
the Square, deserves notice, as it contains several
fine houses ; and the Assembly-room, of white
stone, fronted by a rustic basement, and four
Corinthian pillars, supporting a frieze, inscribed
" Curas cithara tollit" a cornice, and very hand-
some pediment. .
A modern square, dedicated to the Duke of
Portland, at the Northern extremity of Bristol, is
a second memento of speculation in freestone,
which remains unfinished, and nods in concert
with one or two streets near it. The fronts of
the houses have pilasters and atticks ; but I am
by no means determined which of the five Grecian
orders claims the capitals of the former.
The increase of inhabitants in this neighbour-
hood occasioned the divirion of the parish of
St. James, and the erection of a new church on
the East side of the square, dedicated to St. Paul,
in 1794.
The 'architect asTerts the neat structure thus
lituated to be in the Gothic, or, if you please, in
the antient English Pointed style. I certainly
03. agree