Squatters have broken into another Bristol city centre property, says the charity which owns it.
A group have been occupying the former I Candy Salon at 45 High Street since May 15. They have turned it into a free book shop and "space of radical learning", but have been ordered to leave by June 4.
And the All Saints Church Lands charity says squatters "broke into" the next-door site, 46 High Street, on Thursday night or Friday morning (May 27 or 28).
The trust, which owns the building, said: "We are aware of the situation at 46 High Street and are taking legal advice with regards to the situation."
All Saints Church Lands is a charity which maintains Upper York Street's Christian almshouse, All Saints House, offering accommodation for "mature citizens of Bristol".
When Bristol Live visited the street yesterday (June 1), there was still a squatter presence at 45 High Street, which they have repurposed as a shop called "Wonky Arrow Books".
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Lettering stuck to the windowfront of 46 High Street read: "Topple! Go and do thou likewise." There were also posters showing last year's fall of Edward Colston's statue, alongside the words "move on over".
The words "stop filming me" had been spray-painted over the wall, partly on 45 and partly on 46 High Street.
Three people were sitting on the ledge above the shop sign at 45 High Street yesterday afternoon, while another was lying on a sofa on the pavement in front of the site.
The squatters started occupying the Grade-II listed property on May 15, when footage on social media appeared to show them move possessions into the building from a squat at 40A High Street.
They put a notice at the front of 45 High Street, warning they intended to stay at the site and the landowner would have to secure a court order “to get us out”.
The owner Worrall Road Estates secured a possession order for the building at Bristol County Court on May 21 – but enforcement action cannot be taken until June 4.
Lottie Watts, a director at Worrall Road Estates, claims the attachment of banners has damaged the fabric of the building, parts of which date back to medieval times. She believes writing on the roof has also caused damage.
You can read more about the "free shop" at 45 High Street here.
