Royal Fort House
| Royal Fort House | |
|---|---|
Location within Bristol | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque, Palladian and Rococo |
| Location | Bristol, England |
| Coordinates | 51°27′30″N 2°36′13″W / 51.4583°N 2.6035°W |
| Construction started | 1758 |
| Completed | 1761 |
| Client | Thomas Tyndall |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | James Bridges |
| Engineer | Thomas Paty |
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The Royal Fort House is a historic house in Tyndall's Park, Bristol. The building currently houses the University of Bristol's Faculty of Science offices, the Brigstow Institute, Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health Research, the Cabot Institute and the Jean Golding Institute for data-intensive research.
The house was built for Thomas Tyndall KCB, in the 18th century, on the site of bastions which were fought over during the English Civil War and demolished in 1655. The Baroque, Palladian and Rococo styles of architecture are because of the work of three different architects: James Bridges, Thomas Paty, John Wallis. The garden was laid out by Humphry Repton around 1800.