The Clarks Wood Company warehouse is a 19th-century industrial building in Silverthorne Lane, Bristol

Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...

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It dates from about 1863, but only two of its original walls remain. It is known to have been used early in its history as a railhead warehouse for William Butler's tar works at nearby Crew's Hole

Crew's Hole, Bristol

Crew's Hole is located in east Bristol near St George.From the early 18th century it was an industrial area including oil refineries and a tar works site at the bottom of Troopers Hill....

, and later became part of St Vincent's Works

St Vincent's Works

The St Vincent's Works is at Silverthorne Lane in Bristol, England.The building was built as the offices of a factory by Thomas Royse Lysaght, for his brother John Lysaght and possibly completed by R Milverton Drake. The site was previously owned by Acraman and Company and was involved in the...

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It is an example of the Bristol Byzantine

Bristol Byzantine

Bristol Byzantine is a variety of Byzantine Revival architecture that was popular in the city of Bristol from about 1850 to 1880.Many buildings in the style have been destroyed or demolished, but notable surviving examples include the Colston Hall, the Granary on Welsh Back, the Carriage Works, in...

 style of architecture, and has been listed by English Heritage

English Heritage

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 as a grade II listed building.