
Statue of William III, Bristol
Statue of William III is a historic statue in the center of Queen Square in Bristol, England. The statue of William III by John Michael Rysbrack, cast in 1733 and erected in 1736 to signify the city's loyalty. The bronze statue is on a Portland ashlar pedestal with a molded plinth and cornice. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.
Sight description based on Wikipedia.
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Statue of William III on Map
Sight Name: Statue of William III
Sight Location: Bristol, England (See walking tours in Bristol)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Sight Location: Bristol, England (See walking tours in Bristol)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Walking Tours in Bristol, England
Create Your Own Walk in Bristol
Creating your own self-guided walk in Bristol is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Bristol Introduction Walking Tour
Bristol is a historical city in South West England. It was founded around the year 1000 AD as a center of trade. It was an important area for hundreds of years due to its location near the Frome and Avon Rivers. Tragically, the slave trade was a primary source of income for Bristol through 1807 when slave trading was abolished.
Visitors to Bristol today will find a city that has tried to learn... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.4 Km or 2.1 Miles
Visitors to Bristol today will find a city that has tried to learn... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 3.4 Km or 2.1 Miles
Banksy Tour in Bristol
Visiting Bristol is like browsing an outdoor urban gallery. Roaming the streets here you will find it difficult not to come across state-of-the-art graffiti adorning the city walls – boldly displayed in narrow passageways, backstreets or on buildings – depicting wry humor and subversive images of pop-culture.
Bristol is also where one of the greatest enigmas of recent times – Banksy –... view more
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 7.0 Km or 4.3 Miles
Bristol is also where one of the greatest enigmas of recent times – Banksy –... view more
Tour Duration: 3 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 7.0 Km or 4.3 Miles
Bristol's Historical Churches Walking Tour
The walls of the religious buildings contain many centuries of history. Bristol boasts churches established in the 13th through the 18th centuries. At the time of the Victorian and Edwardian reign, churches provided not only a place of worship but also educational and welfare services. Take this walking tour around Bristol to see the rich heritage of its churches and cathedrals.
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.1 Km or 1.3 Miles
Famous Bristol Statues Walking Tour
Bristol is an old city with a rich historical heritage represented in its buildings, sculpture and of course, its statues. Take this walking tour to see Bristol's most significant statues.
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.6 Km or 1.6 Miles