New Bridewell Tower
High-rise building in Bristol, England
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New Bridewell Tower (or New Bridewell) is a 16-storey student accommodation building located in Central Bristol, England. The £30 million development consists of demolishing the former 1970's New Bridewell Police headquarters and the construction of a 499-bed student accommodation building.[6] The development also includes a public square, which provides a link to the nearby old Magistrates court redevelopment, and 600 sq metres of commercial floor space and public realm improvements.[7]
Bristol
England
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 Interactive map of the New Bridewell area | |
General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | High-rise building |
| Location | Bridewell Street Bristol England |
| Coordinates | 51.4569°N 2.5936°W |
Construction started | 2014 |
Completed | August 2016[1] |
| Height | |
| Roof | 49 m (160.76 ft) (AGL)[2] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 16[3] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | AWW Architects[4] |
| Main contractor | Watkin Jones Group |
| References | |
| [5] | |
History
The site was previously occupied by the New Bridewell Police headquarters building which was constructed in the 1970s[8] and there were once concrete footbridges, which span over Rupert Street and Nelson Street, that provided a pedestrian link to the Froomsgate House and office buildings located on Nelson Street. In early autumn 2014, the concrete footbridges over Rupert Street were demolished as part of the scheme.[9] The development was completed in late August 2016.