History
The Gatehouse originally formed part of Westbury College, a residence for the Dean and Canons of Holy Trinity Church. The College building was fortified with towers, turrets and battlements surrounding a quadrangle, onto which the gatehouse opened. The College itself had been founded earlier, but these buildings were erected between 1459 and 1469 by John Carpenter, Bishop of Worcester and Westbury. William Canynge, the notable Bristol merchant and politician, may have contributed to their construction. He trained for the priesthood in Westbury from 1467 and was made Dean in 1469.
In 1544, after the Dissolution, the College became a private dwelling. In 1643 during the English Civil War it was burnt by Prince Rupert's forces, to prevent its use by Parliamentarian troops. By 1771, a Georgian house had been built alongside the gatehouse. Now, the only other surviving parts of the original College are two round towers and the retaining wall alongside the River Trym. These can be seen from College Road and Trym Road.
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