Simon Roper of BaRAS has carried out a photographic survey of  the Grade II Listed  former Magistrates Court in Bridewell Street, Bristol.

The building is to be renovated for its new use as a youth arts venue, however, the photographic recording captures the haunting beauty of decay prior to refurbishment; many areas having been prone to severe attacks of both dry and wet rot during the building’s 20 years of vacancy.

Learn more about the proposed scheme for student accommodation and regeneration here from Watkin Jones Group : http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2014/02/25/watkin-jones-to-build-30m-bristol-student-scheme/

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Decorative plaster ceiling in a poor condition due to water damage. Many original features survive from when the building opened in 1880. Image BaRAS

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