ouses ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁building ▁on ▁King ▁Street , ▁Br istol , ▁England . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁building . ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁ 1 6 9 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ▁for ▁con val es cent ▁and ▁old ▁sail ors ▁to ▁see ▁out ▁their ▁days , ▁often ▁after ▁fe ver ▁or ▁blind ness ▁during ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Br istol ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁now ▁private ▁accommod ation , ▁apart ments ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁built ▁of ▁P enn ant ▁stone ▁in ▁an ▁early ▁Georg ian ▁style . ▁The ▁p ant ile ▁hi pped ▁roof ▁has ▁later al ▁and ▁r idge ▁stack s . ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁o cul us ▁over ▁the ▁central ▁door way , ▁however ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁windows ▁are ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁rep lac ements . ▁It ▁has ▁scroll - bra cket ed ▁door ▁can op ies ▁at ▁irregular ▁angles . ▁ ▁The ▁al m sh ouses ▁were ▁originally ▁built ▁around ▁a ▁quad rangle ▁however ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁road ▁real ignment ▁mean ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁left ▁with ▁only ▁three ▁sides . ▁It ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁Mer ch ants ▁Hall ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁Br istol ▁Bl itz ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁a ▁long ▁le ase ▁for ▁the ▁al m sh ouses ▁was ▁signed ▁for ▁£ 6