Westbury College Gatehouse
| Westbury College Gatehouse | |
|---|---|
 Westbury College Gatehouse | |
  Location within Bristol | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 51°29′40″N 2°37′02″W / 51.4945°N 2.6171°W |
| Construction started | 1459 |
| Completed | 1469 |
Westbury College Gatehouse (grid reference ST573775) is a 15th-century gatehouse to the 13th-century College of Priests located in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England, and now a National Trust property.
History
The Gatehouse originally formed part of Westbury College, a residence for the
William Canynge, the notable Bristol merchant and politician, may have contributed to their construction.[2] He trained for the priesthood in Westbury from 1467 and was made dean in 1469.[3]
In 1544, after the
Prince Rupert's forces, to prevent its use by Parliamentarian troops.[3] By 1771, a Georgian house had been built alongside the gatehouse. Now, the only other surviving parts of the original college are two round towers and the retaining wall alongside the River Trym. These can be seen from College Road and Trym Road.[1]
Current use
Westbury College Gatehouse is a Grade I
National Trust, and is currently on a 100-year lease to Holy Trinity Church. It is managed by the church as a local meeting place, and is regularly used by the church youth groups, as well as the local Air Cadets 2442 Squadron and the local school Westbury Primary
's After School Club.
Tours of the building can be arranged via the
Leigh Woods in Bristol
.
References
- ^ a b Plaque on building.
- ^ a b "Westbury College and College House". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
- ^ a b "Ancient Parish of Westbury-on-Trym". Holy Trinity Church. Retrieved 21 November 2009.