St Nicholas's Almshouses
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St Nicholas' Almshouses is a historic building on King Street
, Bristol
, England.
It was built in 1652 to 1656, extended in the 19th century and restored 1961 by Donald Insall. The foundations of a bastion of the City Wall were revealed during restoration. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a grade II* listed building.
The almshouse was one of the first buildings in King Street, a new development then outside the city wall and beside the "Back Street Gate".
The building was damaged during the Bristol Blitz
and now presents only a facade to the street. It no longer serves the homeless as it did in previous centuries. It is now student accommodation.
King Street, Bristol
King Street is a 17th century street in the historic city centre of Bristol, England.The street lies just south of the old town wall and was laid out in 1650 in order to develop the Town Marsh, the area then lying between the south or Marsh Wall and the Avon...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England.
It was built in 1652 to 1656, extended in the 19th century and restored 1961 by Donald Insall. The foundations of a bastion of the City Wall were revealed during restoration. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a grade II* listed building.
The almshouse was one of the first buildings in King Street, a new development then outside the city wall and beside the "Back Street Gate".
The building was damaged during the Bristol Blitz
Bristol Blitz
Bristol was the fifth most heavily bombed British city of World War II. The presence of Bristol Harbour and the Bristol Aeroplane Company made it a target for bombing by the Nazi German Luftwaffe who were able to trace a course up the River Avon from Avonmouth using reflected moonlight on the...
and now presents only a facade to the street. It no longer serves the homeless as it did in previous centuries. It is now student accommodation.
See also
- Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol
- List of British almshouses