The almshouse was one of the first buildings in King Street, a new development then outside the city wall. It was built in 1652-6 beside the Back Street Gate. The gate and most of the city wall has long gone, but there still remains one bastion in the yards behind the almshouse. Since it houses the homeless, St Nicholas Almshouse is only rarely open to the public, but you may be able to see the delightful plastered ceiling in the entrance hall on Doors Open Day.
