Arno's Castle c.1912
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This picture is credited to photographer and postcard publisher Fred Little. Its title is 'Arno's Castle, Bristol. The Great Hall.' Printed as a postcard using the collotype method, this photograph of the interior shows the use of the premises as an antiques shop (the credit on the back of the postcard reads 'Little & Barber, buyers of Old English Furniture and Works of Art.') Most of the items for sale in this room are wooden tables and chairs; the tiger skin rug adds a note of the macabre.
This building is rather better known nowadays as the Black Castle public house at St Phillips Causeway, and is an 18th century Grade 1 listed building. Earliest known picture: printed before 3 June 1918.
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Bibliography - the picture in this postcard has been published in:
Bristol Archives
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Period: Modern
Exhibit contributed by Andrew Palmer
Text written by Ken Taylor
Photographer: Frederick George Little
Acquisition number: 240101a2