Halls of residence at the University of Bristol
[1] The Hall has gardens and follies which include an ornamental canal, gothic tower,[2] rotunda,[3] mock Bastion and a subterranean shell-lined grotto.
[6] Its latest appearance is in the BBC series Sherlock, as the venue for the wedding of John Watson and Mary Morstan in the second episode of the third season, The Sign of Three.
[8] Manor Hall comprises a number of annexes, each of which is less than a one minute's walk from the main building.
In the 19th century it was successively the home of two notable scientists, Dr William Budd, F.R.S., who discovered the origins of typhoid, and Professor John Beddoes, F.R.S., a social anthropologist who wrote The Races of Man.
Manor House was extensively refurbished by the university in the summers of 1997 and 1998, and officially reopened in April 1999.
This building has an extensive history; it used to be a boarding school for boys, as well as being the home of the Revd Mr Smith and his large family of maiden daughters, one of whom became one of the first ladies on the city council in Bristol (1920), and one of the first female J.P.s.
The houses were named after a local resident, Ponsonby Tottenham, a relative of the then Marquess of Ely.
Sinclair House is the most modern addition to Manor Hall's annexes, built partly on the site of Holland Cottage, destroyed during the extensive German air raids of November 1940.
Wills Hall was officially opened by Sir Winston Churchill, who was then the chancellor of the university, in December 1929.
The Hall was designed by Sir George Oatley who was also responsible for many other fine buildings in the university and the city.
This building comprises eight flats, and the accommodation is arranged into six en-suite single study-bedrooms with a shared kitchen/diner.
Clifton and Durdham Downs make up more than 400 acres (1.6 km2) of grassland stretching from the very cliffs of the Avon Gorge to the edges of the Victorian-built suburbs.
Together Hiatt Baker 1 and 2 house over 700 undergraduate students (the largest number of any University of Bristol Hall).
His father, William M. Baker, started out bankrupt and destitute, moving to Bristol to find his fortune.
Hiatt Cowles Baker sat on the committee that obtained a royal charter for the University of Bristol, and later became Pro-Chancellor between 1929 and 1934.
Blocks A-K were built in the early 50s, in two phases, around a large split level quadrangle.
This is a small building at the back of the main block which houses a Queen Anne snooker table.
It sits within the university botanical gardens opposite the hall, and is another block in Churchill sometimes used for some temporary shared rooms (although not all).
[19] It offers accommodation for 443 students, comprising single study bedrooms housed in ten separate units, each supervised by a senior resident.
The hall was opened in 1964 and is named after the late Sir Stanley Hugh Badock, a former pro-chancellor, treasurer and chairman of council of the university.
[19] Badock Hall celebrated its 50th anniversary in December 2014 when the chancellor of the university, Baroness Hale of Richmond, unveiled a plaque and dedicated a new student activity centre, the Jubilee Building.
The residence is located close to Ashton Court, home of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, and Clifton Suspension Bridge.
The university has a Partnership with Unite Students to provide several residences in the City Centre.
Unite House has a range of non-ensuite and ensuite rooms in 6 and 7 bed flats as well as studios.
