Colston Hall, Bristol: the orchestra pit and acoustic ceiling
Architect/Designer | Meredith, John Nelson |
Artist/Photographer | Desmond Tripp Ltd. |
Country | UK: England |
City | Bristol |
Subject Date | 1951 |
Image Date | 1951 |
View | Interior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | BM/REC/21/E |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Ceilings ; Concert halls ; Auditoria |
NOTES: The original Victorian concert hall was built in two phases between 1864-1873 by architects Foster & Wood. The auditorium was gutted by fire twice, in 1898 and 1945. It was subsequently reconstructed in 1951 by the City Architect, John Nelson Meredith.
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