| Tyndalls Park | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Shops in St Michaels Hill | |
  Tyndalls Park Location withinBristol | |
| OS grid reference | ST584731 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BRISTOL |
| Postcode district | BS8 |
| Dialling code | 0117 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
| 51°28′N2°36′W / 51.46°N 2.6°W /51.46; -2.6 | |
Tyndall's Park is an area of centralBristol, England. It lies north of Park Row and Queen's Road, east ofWhiteladies Road and west of St Michael's Hill, between the districts ofClifton,Cotham andKingsdown. It includes the campus ofBristol Grammar School, and many of the buildings of theUniversity of Bristol.
The area is named afterThomas Tyndall,[1] a Bristol merchant and investor in theslave trade,[citation needed] who between 1753 and 1767 bought a number of fields which then existed in the area and turned them into an ornamental park.[2] He built a stately house on the crest of the hill, on the site of aCivil War fortification, and named it Fort Royal (now known asRoyal Fort House). In 1799 Tyndall's son Colonel Thomas Tyndall employedHumphrey Repton to landscape the gardens.[3]
In 1825 and 1833, two roads (Aberdeen Road and West Park) were built in the north western corner of the park, and developed for housing. In 1852 the Tyndalls began selling off the remainder of the western half of the park for development, and in 1877 5 acres (20,000 m2) were sold for a new building for Bristol Grammar School. From 1880, more land was sold toUniversity College, Bristol. The Royal Fort was occupied by members of the Tyndall family until 1916, whenHenry Herbert Wills bought it and gave it to the University.[4]