Apartment for sale in iconic building at the top of Christmas Steps

This is your chance to be a part of Bristol’s history, with this one-bedroom first-floor leasehold apartment which is located in an historic building. Overlooking the infamous Christmas Steps and with well-maintained communal gardens this apartment retains many original features and is offered with no onward chain.

One of Bristol’s best known architectural landmarks, Foster’s Almshouses is a Burgundian Gothic Revival style group of buildings at the top of Christmas Steps in Bristol city centre. This is an excellent location with the Bristol Beacon, 02, Bristol Hippodrome, harbourside, and BRI all in close proximity. This first floor apartment has dual aspect looking over Christmas Steps and the communal gardens.

According to the Foster’s Almshouses website, the almshouses and the Chapel of the Three Kings of Cologne, are Grade II* listed buildings and historical landmarks with a rich 500-year history. “The almshouses, known today as the Three Kings Court, were founded by the wealthy merchant John Foster in 1483 to house and care for the elderly poor. They underwent several rebuilds over a 400-year period until being taken over by the Bristol Municipal Charities organisation in 1835.

“They commissioned renowned Bristol architects, Foster & Wood, who rebuilt the almshouses in the exuberant Burgundian Gothic Revival style. The rebuild of the almshouses and reface of the Chapel of the Three Kings took place in phases over 20 years, from 1861 to 1883.” In 2007, the building was sold to a developer and turned into private apartments.

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There is a communal entrance to the building with entry phone system and stairs to first floor. The apartment has a sitting room with bay ornate window with window seat overlooking Christmas Steps, a beamed ceiling, feature fire surround with dresser into recess, and a door to utility cupboard which the current owners have used as a home office space.

The kitchen has a range of wall and base units with worksurfaces over, electric oven with ceramic hob and cooker hood over and plumbing for automatic washing machine. The double bedroom has a dresser into a recess, feature fire surround, and a beamed ceiling. The bathroom has a panelled bath with shower over, low level WC, pedestal wash hand basin, and tiled walls and floor. The current owners have re-fitted the kitchen and bathroom.

Residents of The Three Kings Court have access to the communal chapel which can be used for events and there are communal gardens to the front of the property.

With an asking price of £230,000, contact Allen & Harris on 0117 9731295 for more information.

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