Dowry Square is a square and green space in the Hotwells area of Bristol, England.

It was laid out in 1727 by George Tully and building continued until 1750. The houses are three-storeyed with attics, simply detailed and with channelled pilasters to the party walls.

In 1799 Dr Thomas Beddoes opened a laboratory in Dowry Square as the Pneumatic Institution where he worked with Sir Humphry Davy.

Architecture

Many of the buildings have been designated as Grade II* or Grade II listed.

  • No. 1 (Grade II)
  • No. 2 (Grade II)
  • No. 3 (Grade II)
  • No. 4 (Grade II*)
  • No. 5 (Grade II)
  • No. 6 (Grade II*)
  • No. 7 (Grade II*)
  • No. 8 (Grade II)
  • No. 9 (Grade II*)
  • No. 10 (Grade II*)
  • No. 11 (Grade II*)
  • No. 12 (Grade II*)
  • No. 13, established in 1811 as the Clifton Dispensary (Grade II)
  • Nos. 14 and 15 (Grade II)
  • No. 16 York House (Grade II)
  • K6 telephone kiosk (Grade II)
  • Plinth and railings around Dowry Square gardens (Grade II)

See also