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Square Tower
Hob Uid: 1007139
Location : City of Bristol Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : ST5899073170
Summary : Site of a Medieval tower still extant in 1821 when it formed part of a house called The Compasses.
More information : ST 58997317. A square tower described by William Worcester was still extant in 1821, when it formed part of a house called 'The Compasses'. The tower straddled the lane which ran inside the city wall and projected on a semicircular bastion into the Frome. (1)

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Source details : Memoirs of Bristol 1821
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Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Tower
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 57 SE 176
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Square Tower