Wine Street, Bristol

Wine Street, Bristol
A busy street with tall trees on one side and stark modern buildings on the other
Wine Street, Bristol, looking towards High Street
Wine Street, Bristol is located in Bristol Central
Wine Street, Bristol
Location within Central Bristol
Maintained byBristol City Council
LocationBristol, England
Postal codeBS1
Coordinates51°27′19″N 2°35′30″W / 51.4554°N 2.5917°W / 51.4554; -2.5917
NorthUnion Street
EastNewgate
SouthHigh Street
WestCorn Street

Wine Street, together with High Street, Broad Street and Corn Street, is one of the four cross streets which met at the Bristol High Cross, the heart of Bristol, England when it was a walled mediaeval town. From this crossroads Wine Street runs along a level ridge approximately 175m north-eastwards to the top of Union Street.[1]

Wine Street was for centuries an important shopping street but, following wartime destruction and the decision to move Bristol's main shopping area to Broadmead, it now contains little notable architecture and acts as barrier between the Old City and Castle Park. Bristol City Council are now seeking to repair this by redeveloping the area.[2]

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