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were originally built around a quadrangle however bombing and road realignment mean that it is now left with only three sides. It used to be accompanied by the Merchants Hall but this was destroyed in the
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over the central doorway, however most of the windows are 20th century replacements. It has scroll-bracketed door canopies at irregular angles.
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for convalescent and old sailors to see out their days, often after fever or blindness during service in the ships of the
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In 2014 a long lease for the almshouses was signed for £620,000.
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Records of Merchant Venturers' Almshouse are held at
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Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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Merchant Venturers Almshouses is located in Bristol
Bristol
England
Coordinates
51°27′08″N 2°35′42″W / 51.452220°N 2.595026°W / 51.452220; -2.595026
Society of Merchant Venturers
grid reference
ST587727
King Street
Bristol
listed building
Society of Merchant Venturers
Bristol slave trade
Pennant stone
Georgian
pantile
hipped roof
oculus
almshouses
Bristol Blitz
World War II
Bristol Archives
online catalogue
Grade II* listed buildings in Bristol
List of British almshouses
"Merchant Venturers' Almshouses"
"Merchant Venturers' Almshouse"
"Merchant Venturers' Almshouses, Nos.1-9 (Consecutive)"
Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)

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