7 and 8 King Street are a pair of historic houses situated on King Street in

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. They date from 1665. During restoration in 1976 it was found that recycled ships timbers had been used for much of the

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studding and bracing in the buildings, and barrel staves had been used as laths. The

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of number 7 is an original feature, whilst the windows of number 8 were replaced during the eighteenth century. 7 and 8 King Street have been designated by

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as a grade II*

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. File:8 King Street Bristol detail.jpg, 8 King Street Bristol, published in 1832 in a printed broadside entitled 'The Bribery Box', now in the collections of the

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