MF0129 Victoria Square West

W G Grace home in Victoria Square West in Clifton, Bristol

Victoria Square West in Clifton boasts plaques commemorating two notable Bristol ‘celebrities’. The corner house, Number 15, was home to legendary cricketer W G Grace and his family from 1893/4 – 6. Born in Downend, Grace (1848 – 1915) is generally considered to be one of the greatest ever players. From 1901, Number 20 was home to Eveline Dew Blacker (1884 – 1956). Blacker was Bristol’s first female architect. Her best known work is arguably the Bristol Cenotaph, dating back to 1932.