Cabot Tower Bristol
Cabot Tower is located in a public park in Bristol on Brandon Hill.
The tower commemorates the Italian navigator’s voyage to Canada
History
The tower was built in red sandstone and cream Bath stone between 1896 and 1898. It was constructed to commemorate the Italian navigator John Cabot (c. 1450 – c. 1500). He had set sail from Bristol 400 years earlier under commission from the English king Henry VII in a ship called the Matthew. He landed in what was later to become Canada.
The tower is located in a public park in Bristol on Brandon Hill.
The architect of the tower was William Venn Gough (1842-1918). Cabot Tower boasts a spiral staircase and two viewing platforms which overlook the city. Cabot Tower was closed for repair in 2007, and reopened in 2011.
Cabot Tower is located in Brandon Hill Nature Park in Bristol near Bristol University. Visitors to the park may also want to visit the nearby Clifton Suspension Bridge or St Mary Redcliffe Church.
The tower is free to climb.
Access – Getting There
Brandon Hill
Great George Street
Harbourside, Bristol
BS1 5RR
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