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Kingsley Hall Heritage Project

We’re restoring Kingsley Hall, our Grade II* listed home in Bristol’s Old Market, thanks to generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund!

Heritage Project

Making Young Lives Better

Kingsley Hall, our Grade II* Listed home in Bristol’s Old Market, is in a state of disrepair and is no longer fit for purpose. Thanks to generous support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and our funders, we are transforming Kingsley Hall into a vibrant, safe space that will provide training, support and housing for young people who have been homeless, at risk of homelessness or are leaving care. For the first time, we will be opening our doors and welcoming the community into our social enterprise café and hirable spaces.

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Kingsley Hall Heritage Project

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Redeveloping Kingsley Hall

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“I didn’t actually realise until speaking to 1625, a bit about the history of Kingsley Hall that it was actually used as a meeting place for the suffragettes, like 1625 …. and it’s like a safe place for young people to go. Kingsley hall has been that historically and it’s still being used for that same thing. I think it’s really amazing that we’ve carried that on throughout history”
“I love history, it’s so important. When I talk about it, it brings me back to what it would be like back then. I don’t know how to say but it can change and be a better place. The building, Kingsley Hall, has been there through so many things in history, through generations. All those people, people we don’t even know, people that built it, it’s crazy.’ ”
“It’s has a clear, strong place in the history of Old Market and in more recent times is seen as a place of refuge and support for young people”
“Knowing about the past and history of something makes you understand your present.”

Thank you to our partners for making this project possible

Kingsley Hall Heritage Project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund support is matched by very generous support from Bristol City Council, The Nisbet Trust, John James Bristol Foundation, The West of England Combined Authority, Historic England, The Clothworkers’ Foundation, The Wolfson Foundation, The Tuixen Foundation, The Pilgrim Trust, The Blagrave Trust and The Architectural Heritage Fund.

Made possible with the National Lottery Heritage Fund

Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage. Our Kingsley Hall Heritage Project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we can continue to explore Kingsley Hall’s vibrant social history with young people and co-deliver a fully restored and transformed safe place for young people in the heart of Bristol.

In the Heritage Fund’s own words: “The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage. Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more. Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past.”

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