📜 Four bronze pedestals used by 17th-century merchants for deals.
🔍 Located outside Bristol's Corn Exchange and protected at the highest level under British conservation legislation.

Why Go

🏛️ Experience a unique piece of mercantile history
🗣️ Explore the origin of 'cash on the nail' saying
🎨 Observe distinct 16th and 17th-century pedestal designs
📸 Unique photo opportunity
🚶 Easy access outside Corn Exchange

Why Avoid

🚧 Market stalls may obscure view and limit access

Tips

☀️ Visit after 5 p.m. in spring/summer for best light and fewer crowds

Location

📍 Outside Corn Exchange, Corn Street, Bristol

🅿️ Parking Coordinates are for nearby Corn Exchange

History

🕰️ Oldest nail thought to be Elizabethan, others 1594, 1625, 1631