St Peters Court, Bedminster, Bristol

St Peters Court is a £13m mixed use development in Bristol’s Bedminster area comprising of 86 residential units, a health centre, offices, library, and conversion of an existing Grade II listed Old Police Station building into a pub/restaurant. P G Enterprises purchased the site in 2002 and then formed a partnership with Bristol City Council Library Services to acquire the rights to develop the adjacent site which includes a Grade II listed building housing the Bedminster library. The existing library has been relocated into the new build creating a state of the art facility which tracks modern trends in library services. The vacated building will be refurbished to establish a ground floor art gallery with offices above. The key to the success of the project has been the relationship with the Bristol City Council Library Services where close cooperation has ensured that the aspirations of all stakeholders have been met.

Benefits to the community have been focussed on – not only by the provision of a modern health centre and library, but also with the cultural slant that a new public art gallery will provide. The gallery is managed and run by the Grant Bradley Charitable Trust and offers opportunities for local and international artists to display their work.

The company is particularly proud of what has been achieved with this development as the partnering relationships developed with all stakeholders including English Heritage, Affordable Housing and Conservation Officers has resulted in our achieving a development that meets the aspirations of all.
 

Above: The site in Bedminster before work on site began
Below: An artists impression of the finished scheme
 

In the Development

The Grant Bradley Gallery - opened in November 2005 and now hosts art exhibitions, talks, meetings and private parties.

Bedminster Library - book loans have increased by 65 per cent on the previous building.

Bedminster Family Practice - a purpose built practice which is home to the former Dean Lane Family Practice.

A total of 72 apartments in St Peter's Court have been sold to Imagine Homes in a deal worth around £10million.

New regional headquarters for childrens' charity, NSPCC.

Bottelinos Italian restaurant opens in early April in the former police/fire station.

St. Peters Court Awarded by Civic Society

Bristol Civic Society Awards '06

On Tuesday the 7th of November The Grant Bradley Gallery were the hosts of The Bristol Civic Society Awards '06, where eight of the best new buildings in Bristol were recognized for their positive impact on society and their benefits to the local area. The winners were awarded plaques and a certificate by BBC Radio Bristol's Keith Warmington. The PG Group, received two awards for the development, St. Peters Court, as well as St. Georges Heights in Redfield. The full story can be found here. Photos from the event can be found here.

Visit by HRH The Princess Royal to
St Peter’s Court

St George’s Day - 23rd April 2007  

Princess Anne was met by Fiona Bradley and Rev Gregory Grant when she arrived at St Peter’s Court. With her were HM Lord Lieutenant, Jay Tidmarsh, and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bristol, Cllr Royston Griffey.  

She had asked to meet a tenant in the community housing flats where she was met by Alastair Millington and Tom Tippetts of Places for People. Jaspal Singh Atwal was the lucky resident who took her on a tour of his apartment in St Paul’s House, New Charlotte Street. Jaspal said: “Princess Anne was very interested in my flat and had a good look round – luckily, I had tidied up and put the kettle on!” Escorted on her tour by Rev Gregory Grant, Princess Anne then called into Bedminster Family Practice where she met doctors, staff and members of the Patients’ Group.  

HRH then walked round to The Grant Bradley Gallery where she met Ian Walker, MD, PG Group. She also met Stuart Gaiger, PG New Business Manager, Malcolm Broad, David Coke and Sue Farthing of HSBC Bank, Kier Western’s MD Peter Young and Richard Francis, architect/director of Atkins Walters & Webster.  

Glass artist Stephen Bradley created a gift of a crystal vase, based on a Lalique pattern which was inscribed “St Peter’s Court, 23rd January 2007”. John and Tom Bradley presented her with a spring bouquet.  

HRH unveiled a plaque dedicating St Peter’s Court to the memory of Peter Bradley and signed the visitor’s book. She was very interested in the “Set All Free” exhibition which marked the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade .