Cabot was a council ward that covered the centre of Bristol, England.

It took its name from

the Cabot Tower, a memorial tower on Brandon Hill that was built to commemorate John Cabot's
voyage and "discovery" of North America. The ward was abolished in 2016.

The tower, viewed from Brandon Hill park.

Contents

 1Areas
o 1.1Bristol city centre
o 1.2Canon's Marsh
o 1.3Kingsdown
o 1.4Redcliffe
o 1.5Spike Island
o 1.6Tyndall's Park
 2Statistics
 3Fate
 4References
 5External links

Areas[edit]
This ward contained the whole of the medieval city and many of the oldest surviving buildings. Cabot
includes Bristol's Docks, the City Centre and the University of Bristol. Cabot has at least 17
churches, a cathedral, a synagogue, four museums, three hospitals, two theatres, two concert halls,
and art galleries and cinemas.
Areas within Cabot include: Spike Island, Baltic Wharf, Redcliffe Hill, Queen Square, Baldwin St, the
City Centre, the Old City, Broadmead, Canon's Marsh, Brandon Hill, Park St, Bristol University,
Kingsdown, Dove St, the east side of Whiteladies Road, the south side of Cotham Hill and Cotham
Brow, and the west side of Stokes Croft.[2]
The area that comprises Brandon Hill, Park St, the Triangle, and the area between Park Row and
the Hippodrome has been promoted under the name "The West End".

Bristol city centre[edit]

Main article: Bristol city centre
The central area of the city of Bristol is the area south of the central ring road and north of
the Floating Harbour, bordered north by St Pauls and Easton, east by Temple Meads and Redcliffe,
and west by Clifton and Canons' Marsh. It is contained entirely within the Council ward of Cabot.[3]

Panorama of the City Centre, as viewed from the University.

Canon's Marsh[edit]

Millennium Square (Bristol) and the At-Bristol planetarium

Canons' Marsh is an inner city area of approximately one square kilometre, on the north side of
the Floating Harbour, immediately to the west of the River Frome spur (St Augustine's Reach) of the
harbour. Canons' Marsh borders Hotwells to the west, Clifton to the north, and the city centre to the
north east. It was a shipbuilding area until the last yard closed in 1904, incorporating two
of Teast's Docks, and including J&W Peters shipyard.
Canons' Wharf was once one of the busiest quays in the docks, with its own branch of the Bristol
Harbour Railway, cranes and a goods shed. The area was also the location of the city's gas works.
With the decline of industry throughout the 20th century, Canons' Marsh was cleared to make way
for urban renewal. Due to pollution, however, the gas works remained derelict for several years. The
area is now the location of At-Bristol, the South West offices of Lloyds Bank, a campus of City of
Bristol College and several bars, restaurants, apartment buildings and offices.

Kingsdown[edit]
Kingsdown is a mainly residential area of Bristol, located to the north of the city centre and south
of Cotham.
Christmas Steps Arts Quarter is a creative area of Bristol just north of the centre and bordered by
Park Street, Kingsdown and the many Hospitals. Made up of many small independent creative
businesses, it takes its name from the historic steps that run through it although it comprises 8
streets.

Redcliffe[edit]
Main article: Redcliffe, Bristol
A small portion of the Redcliffe area lies within the Cabot ward; most of it, however, lies in
the Lawrence Hill ward.

Spike Island[edit]
Main article: Spike Island, Bristol
Spike Island is the narrow strip of land between the Floating Harbour to the north and the tidal New
Cut of the River Avon to the south, from the dock entrance to the west to Bathurst Basin in the east.
From the digging of the "New Cut" until the Bathurst locks were sealed up, it was literally an island.[4]

Tyndall's Park[edit]
Main article: Tyndalls Park
Tyndall's Park is an area to the east of Clifton. It contains the main precinct of the University of
Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and the BBC Bristol studios.