THE ESTATE AND FUTURE AMBITIONS The current Estate The University owns over 600 acres of land in and around Bristol and makes use of over 370 buildings, representing gross space of some 523,000 m2. Teaching and research are concentrated in the University campus together with nearby sites including Berkeley Square, Whiteladies Road, Southwell Street and Lower Maudlin Street. Teaching and research also take place at sites outside Bristol, for example at the Bristol Veterinary School at Langford. In addition, the University makes use of space and facilities in several NHS hospitals, including the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Eye Hospital, St Michael’s Hospital, Paul O’Gorman Children’s Hospital and Southmead Hospital. The University owns residential properties for students. There are six Halls of Residence at Stoke Bishop, three Halls of Residence in Clifton and two Hostels at Langford. In addition, there are a number of Student Houses within a one-mile radius of the campus, and a few properties arranged as flats for student couples and families. A number of buildings in the campus and elsewhere house administrative offices, catering and recreational facilities and professional services such as the Students’ Health Service and Careers Service. The University’s central administration is based in Beacon House. The home of the Students’ Union in the Richmond Building on Queen’s Road contains a mixture of office and recreational space, and also houses various student support services and houses academic activity such as the Film department. The University’s sports facilities include an indoor Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, a swimming pool (in the basement of the Richmond Building), outdoor sports pitches and tennis courts and indoor tennis centre at Coombe Dingle and boat houses at Saltford.
The University has a number of attractive gardens, most notable of which are the Royal Fort Gardens; the Holmes (opposite Churchill Hall), which is also home to the University’s Botanic Garden; and the gardens at Goldney Hall and Langford House. The University’s building stock is varied. The buildings range in age from late 17th century to 21st century. Many are purpose built, from Fry Building and the Wills Memorial Building dating from the 1920’s, through the 1960’s Richmond Building to the late features three grade I (Clifton Hill House, Royal Fort House and Goldney Hall Grotto) together with thirteen grade II* buildings. The campus falls within four separate conservation areas.
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