George Tully (died 1770) was a

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and

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Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

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. Born in

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, he was apprenticed to carpenters in Bristol and became a burgess in 1715. He died in 1770. Areas of Bristol laid out to his plans include Dowry Square and

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(1720), King Square (c.1740), Park Street (1758) and

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(1766). His building designs include Dowry Chapel (1746), the

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(1747), Infirmary (1749) and

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References

* H.M. Colvin, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'' (1997) * Andrew Foyle, ''Bristol'', Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) * Walter Ison, ''The Georgian Buildings of Bristol'', Kingsmead Press (1978) 18th-century English architects Year of birth missing 1770 deaths Architects from Bristol English surveyors People from Surrey (before 1889) {{England-architect-stub