St Nicholas' Almshouses () is a historic building on King Street,

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, 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

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as a grade II*

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. 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

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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.

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Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol Buildings and structures completed in 1656 Almshouses in Bristol Houses in Bristol Grade II* listed almshouses 17th century in Bristol {{Bristol-struct-stub

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