Commercial Rooms, Bristol
at 43-45 Corn Street, Bristol , BS1 1 United Kingdom
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43-45 Corn Street
Bristol BS1 1
United Kingdom Email
Description
The Commercial Rooms are in Corn Street, Bristol, England.Built in 1810 by Charles Busby, the building has sculpture by JG Bubb. Originally it housed a club for mercantile interests and during the mid-19th century it was a haunt of local prostitutes. The retained wind vane above the bar would let merchants know whether it was safe for their ships to negotiate the treacherous Avon Gorge, and the wall boards still contain the names of all the club's presidents, treasurers and secretaries. It is now a pub owned by Wetherspoons.HistoryThe first formal site for businessmen to meet in Bristol was the Tolzey in 1614 which was built onto the south wall of All Saints' Church. The Exchange was built in 1743, originally for use by all commercial businesses in Bristol but once the Commercial Rooms opened in 1808 the Exchange became the headquarters of the corn trade.The first president of the Commercial Rooms was John Loudon McAdam, inventor of tarmac, in 1808. The first telegraph office in Bristol was established in the Commercial Rooms in 1852 with a telegraph line out to Shirehampton so that the messenger announcing ships entering the Bristol Channel no longer had to ride by horseback into the city. After the Bristol Blitz in the Second World War conservation and restoration work was needed inside and out due to bomb damage, including recreating the head of one of the statues on the roof.
Opening time
- Mondays: 08:00- 00:00
- Tuesdays: 08:00- 00:00
- Wednesdays: 08:00- 00:00
- Thursdays: 08:00- 00:00
- Fridays: 08:00- 01:00
- Saturdays: 08:00- 01:00
- Sundays: 00:00- 01:00, 08:00- 23:59
Specialities
- Price category
- $$
Company Rating
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Summary
Commercial Rooms, Bristol is Bristol based place and this enity listed in Pub category. Located at 43-45 Corn Street BS1 1. Contact phone number of Commercial Rooms, Bristol: 0117 9279681
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