New Bridewell Tower

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]

New Bridewell
The facade of the new-build (2016) student accommodation in central Bristol
General information
Status	Completed
Type	High-rise building
Location	Bridewell Street Bristol England
Coordinates	51.4564°N 2.5977°W / 51.4564; -2.5977
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(s)	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.

See also

• Buildings and architecture of Bristol