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{{Infobox Historic building
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|name=B Bond Warehouse
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|architect=Docks Committee engineer
|client=
|engineer=William Cowlin and Sons
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|completion_date=1908
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|structural_system=[[Reinforced Concrete]]
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'''B Bond Warehouse''' ({{gbmapping|ST570720}}) is a former [[bonded warehouse]] built to serve [[Bristol Harbour]].

Built in 1908, B Bond was the second of three warehouses constructed close to [[Cumberland Basin (Bristol)|Cumberland Basin]] to meet the demands of the tobacco import boom of the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite web
 |url        = http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/need-know-spectacular-opening-Bristol-European/story-25912609-detail/story.html#ixzz3X7WPumNV
 |title      = All you need to know about the spectacular opening to Bristol European Green Capital 2015
 |publisher  = Bristol Post
 |accessdate = 12 April 2015
}}</ref> A Bond was built in 1905 and C Bond in 1919. All three warehouses are Grade II [[listed building]]s.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1202189
 |title=A Bond tobacco warehouse
 |publisher=Historic England
 |accessdate=12 April 2015
}}</ref><ref name=BBond>{{cite web
 |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1208330
 |title=B Bond tobacco warehouse
 |publisher=Historic England
 |accessdate=12 April 2015
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1202089
 |title=C Bond tobacco warehouse
 |publisher=Historic England
 |accessdate=12 April 2015
}}</ref>

B Bond was the first major building in Britain constructed using the [[reinforced concrete]] system pioneered by [[Edmond Coignet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Create Centre and Bristol Record Office|url=http://bristolopeningdoors.org/create-record-office/|publisher=Bristol Opening Doors|accessdate=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918064747/http://bristolopeningdoors.org/create-record-office/|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was built by Cowlins Construction.<ref name=mcneil>{{cite book|last1=McNeill|first1=Jeremy|title=Bristol's Harbourside: A Guide to the City Docks|date=1997|publisher=Hotwell|isbn=978-0953027002|page=44}}</ref> The open plan structure, which is nine storeys high and has an 18-window range, was created in two equal parts separated by central spine wall. In addition to the concrete structure, the warehouse was built using black bricks, patent red bricks and blue engineering bricks, with Pennant stone steps, terracotta details and a [[Slate industry in Wales|Welsh slate]] roof.<ref name=BBond />

In the 1990s it was still being used for the storage of wines and spirits.<ref name=mcneil/> The building is now owned by [[Bristol City Council]]. The western half houses [[Bristol Archives]] (which holds the extensive archives of the city of Bristol) as well as other council offices.<ref>{{cite web
 |url        = http://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/blog/making-archives-greener/
 |title      = Making the archives greener
 |date = July 2014
 |publisher  = Bristol Record Office
 |accessdate = 12 April 2015
}}</ref>  The brickwork of the exterior of the building was refurbished by John Perkins Construction using bricks which matched the originals.<ref>{{cite web|title='B' Bond gets a facelift|url=http://www.johnperkins.co.uk/our-work/b-bond-gets-a-facelift.aspx|publisher=John Perkins Construction|accessdate=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822103544/http://www.johnperkins.co.uk/our-work/b-bond-gets-a-facelift.aspx|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The eastern side is occupied by the [[CREATE Centre]], which includes an energy-saving Ecohome designed by [[Bruges Tozer Architects]]. The CREATE Centre also houses  several organisations working in sustainable development, including the city council's sustainability teams.<ref>{{cite web
 |url        = http://bristolopeningdoors.org/create-record-office
 |title        = Create Centre & Bristol Record Office
 |publisher        = Bristol Opening Doors
 |accessdate        = 12 April 2015
 |archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20151024102618/http://bristolopeningdoors.org/create-record-office/
 |archive-date        = 24 October 2015
 |url-status        = dead
 }}</ref>

In 2015 a quarter of a million books and reference materials were moved from [[Bristol Central Library]] to the B Bond Warehouse to make space for refurbishment and the development of a school at the library building.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Emanuel|first1=Louis|title=Books removed from Central Library|date=13 October 2015 |url=http://www.bristol247.com/channel/news-comment/daily/news-wire/books-removed-from-central-library-bristol|publisher=Bristol 24/7|accessdate=8 August 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Cc|Bond warehouses, Bristol}}
* [http://www.bristol.gov.uk/create CREATE Centre]
* [https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Bristol Archives]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Bbondwarehouse2.JPG|From the New Cut
Image:Bbondwarehousecreate.JPG|Create Centre including the Ecohome
</gallery>

{{Culture in Bristol}}

[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in Bristol]]
[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Bristol]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bristol]]
[[Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1908]]
[[Category:Tobacco buildings in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Bristol Harbourside]]
[[Category:1908 establishments in England]]