Robinson's Warehouse, Bristol
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Robinson's Warehouse is a warehouse on Bathurst Parade, on the Floating Harbour in 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...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It was built in 1874 by William Bruce Gingell
William Bruce Gingell
William Bruce Gingell was an architect practicing in Bristol.He was in partnership with John Henry Hirst for a time and was influential in the Bristol Byzantine architectural style.- Significant buildings :* Gardiners warehouse...

, and 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 with yellow and red brick and Moorish
Moorish architecture
Moorish architecture is the western term used to describe the articulated Berber-Islamic architecture of North Africa and Al-Andalus.-Characteristic elements:...

 arches.

It was formerly the warehouse of Robinson's Oil Seed Manufactory, and has also been known as Warriner's Warehouse.

It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...

 as a grade II listed building.
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