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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.
The section of the city wall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.1
Among the historic buildings in the street are:
- The Llandoger Trow, originally merchants' houses, now a historic public house (1664)2
- The Old Duke, a public house (1780s)3
- King William and Naval Volunteer Public Houses (1670s)4
- St Nicholas's Almshouses (1652)5
- 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 wall67
- Number 35 Warehouse example of the Bristol Byzantine style8
- Free Library (1738-40) by James Paty, now a Chinese restaurant9
- Merchant Venturers Almshouses (1696-9)10
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.
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 The Llandoger Trow |
 14 and 15 (c. 1860) |
 No 16 (c. 1665) |
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 No 32 (c. 1860) |
 No 34 (Eighteenth century) |
 No 35 (c. 1870) |
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References
- ^ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol" (PDF). Bristol City Council. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "No.35 King Street Warehouse, now offices". Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
- ^ "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
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