William Venn Gough

William Venn Gough (1842–1918) was an architect responsible for a number of prominent buildings in Bristol.

His works include the Cabot Tower, Colston's Girls' School (now Montpelier High School), Trinity Road Library, St Aldhelm's church[1] and South Street School[2] in Bedminster, the village hall in Yatton,[3] and Port of Bristol Authority Docks Office, now Queen Square House, in Queen Square.

Gough collaborated with Archibald Ponton on buildings such as Bristol's Granary on Welsh Back.

[6] In 1904 William Venn Gough designed the Technical Institute and Seely Library, Newport, Isle of Wight; the building was Grade 2 listed in 1972.

[7] In 1908 Gough designed the memorial for John Kay, inventor of the Flying Shuttle, in Kay Gardens, Bury, Lancashire; the memorial was grade 2 listed in 1985.