There is no shortage of breathtaking architecture scattered across Bristol with many of the buildings having stood the test of time for decades.
Others haven’t been so lucky though, whether it be through vandalism, general wear and tear or even the result of bomb damage from the Second World War. The city has plenty of historic structures stood rotting away.
Some of these have plans to be renovated such as the Grosvenor Hotel which was gutted even further by a fire in October 2022. Some properties are still waiting to either be rescued or pulled down and put out of their misery. Here are 10 heritage sites currently at risk in Bristol.
1. 31 and 31 Portland Square, St Pauls
Terraced houses, built from 1789 to 1820. Emergency repairs to the roof were carried out with Historic England grant aid in 1996. Further damage occurred in 2005 when part of the facade collapsed. The buildings have been vacant for over 20 years and conditions continue to deteriorate. A planning application for repairs and residential conversion was approved in November 2020.
2. Canons Marsh Retort House, Gasferry Road
This building was completed in 1840 for Bristol and Clifton Oil Company. It is now a derelict shell with no roof, major internal damage and general erosion and decay to the exterior.
3. Inns Court, Knowle
his is a 15th-century stair turret attached to a 20th-century building. Situated in the middle of a housing estate. The house the turret is attached to changed hands in 2014 and the roof of the stair turret was repaired when improvement works were undertaken to the house.
4. Church of All Hallows, Easton
Large Decorated Gothic Revival church of c1900 by Bristol architect Sir George Oatley. Plan and form are a creative fusion of congregational and liturgical style. Site was a former clay quarry and the foundations rest on filled ground at differing levels. The building suffered from differential settlement and was monitored for structural movement. A National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England Repair Grant for Places of Worship was accepted in 2012 for surface water drainage works and structural repairs. Repairs completed 2014. Some roofing and drainage issues have yet to be addressed.