King Street, Bristol

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. The north side was developed first and the south side in 1663, when the street was named after Charles II.

The section of the city wall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [cite web | title= Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol | publisher=Bristol City Council | url=http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=1157007 | format= PDF | accessdate=2007-05-07]

Among the historic buildings in the street are:
* The Llandoger Trow, originally merchants' houses, now a historic public house (1664) [cite web | title=Llandoger Trow | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379857 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* The Old Duke, a public house (1780s) [cite web | title=The Old Duke | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379879 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses (1670s) [cite web | title=King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379866 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* St Nicholas's Almshouses (1652) [cite web | title=St Nicholas' Almshouses, Nos.1-10 | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379882 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* Theatre Royal (1766)
* Coopers' Hall (1743), now part of the theatre
* Number 6, an example of an early Georgian frontage
* Numbers 7-8 (1665)
* Numbers 14-15
* Number 16
* Number 17
* Number 32
* Numbers 33-34 (1653) the only surviving buildings of the original development, including parts of the old town wall [cite web | title=No.33 | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379875 | accessdate=2007-02-22] [cite web | title=No.34 | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379876 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* Number 35 Warehouse example of the Bristol Byzantine style [cite web | title=No.35 King Street Warehouse, now offices | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379877 | accessdate=2007-05-19]
* Free Library (1738-40) by James Paty, now a Chinese restaurant [cite web | title=The Old Library and attached front area wall, pier and railings | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379869 | accessdate=2007-02-22]
* Merchant Venturers Almshouses (1696-9) [cite web | title=Merchant Venturers' Almshouses, Nos.1-9 | work=Images of England | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/search/details.aspx?id=379881 | accessdate=2007-02-22]

Queen Square lies just to the south of King Street, and a small 21st century open space connects the west end of King Street to the north-west corner of Queen Square.

References

* Andrew Foyle, "Bristol", Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) ISBN 0-300-10442-1


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