Temple Quay

Temple Quay includes a significant amount of office accommodation occupied by UK Government departments and agencies including Homes England, The Planning Inspectorate, Insolvency Service, Care Quality Commission, Ofsted and English Heritage.

[1][2] A section of the Portwall, which was a part of Bristol's 13th-century city wall, with a deep ditch on its outer side, formerly ran from southwest to northeast across the site of the modern development.

[3] From 1841, the area southeast of Pipe Lane was developed by the Great Western Railway as a goods yard for Temple Meads station.

[4] The goods shed was rebuilt and expanded in 1874–6, when the dock was filled in and replaced with a new barge wharf, and again in 1924.

From 1989 to 1995 the corporation considered office or retail possibilities, until in 1995 it decided on a mixed-use development, to also include residential use, and named it Temple Quay.

[10] An S-shaped footbridge, supported by a raking mast, was built across the harbour in 2000,[8] named Valentine Bridge.

[15] Managed by NatWest, the hub provides free space, facilities and guidance for startup companies.