King Street, Bristol
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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.
Among the historic buildings in the street are:
- The Llandoger Trow, originally merchants' houses, now a historic public house (1664)[1]
- The Old Duke, a public house (1780s)[2]
- King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses (1670s)[3]
- St Nicholas's Almshouses (1652)[4]
- Theatre Royal (1766)
- Coopers' Hall (1743), now part of the Theatre
- Numbers 33-34 (1653) the only surviving buildings of the original development, including parts of the old town wall[5][6]
- Free Library (1738-40) by James Paty, now a Chinese restaurant[7]
- Merchant Venturers Almshouses (1696-9)[8]
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.
[edit] References
- ^ Llandoger Trow. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ The Old Duke. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ St Nicholas' Almshouses, Nos.1-10. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ No.33. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ No.34. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ The Old Library and attached front area wall, pier and railings. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ Merchant Venturers' Almshouses, Nos.1-9. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- Andrew Foyle, Bristol, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) ISBN 0-300-10442-1
