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Goldney Hall The canal and Gothic tower. A folly, the tower is an extravagant example of an engine house for a water well pump, supplying the canal, fountain and grotto.. The Goldney family's influence in Bristol can be traced to 1637, when Thomas Goldney was sent by his father to Bristol from Chippenham in Wiltshire, to serve as an apprentice for seven years.
Castle Park, Bristol: Church: 15th century: ... The orangery approximately 20 metres south west of Goldney House: Clifton: Orangery: c. 1730
Goldney Hall's gothic tower. Goldney Hall is a self-catered hall situated in Clifton. [1] The Hall has gardens and follies which include an ornamental canal, gothic tower, [2] rotunda, [3] mock Bastion and a subterranean shell-lined grotto. [4] The Hall takes its name from the Goldney family who were a family of
The Goldney family made their monies as weavers and clothiers in Chippenham in the sixteenth century. [1]Henry Goldney was a member of parliament for Chippenham, and in 1553 was appointed the first "Bayliff" of Chippenham. [2]
The estate was sold to Bristol City Council in 1926, to preserve it from development. [20] During World War II the house was occupied by the armed forces. [9] A branch of the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery since 1949, Blaise Castle House now features collections relating to household items in addition to its period interior decoration. [20]
The golden age of orangeries prevailed from the latter half of the 17th century to the early 18th century, when they became a lavish architectural garden feature on sprawling estates across Europe.
The Shell-lined grotto at Goldney Hall, Bristol, England, begun 1737; The Shell Grotto at Endsleigh Cottage, England; The Grotto at Wanstead Park in Wanstead, Greater London; built about 1762 and now a ruin. Headley-Whitney Museum, in Lexington, Kentucky, US where a former three car garage was transformed into a shell grotto [4]
The wedding reception scenes were filmed in the orangery at Goldney Hall, Bristol. [8] Other scenes filmed across Bristol include the 'court steps' in the opening scenes are the Victoria Rooms , [ 9 ] the bank robbery took place in a former Bank of England building next to Castle Park [ 9 ] and John and Mary's wedding scenes were filmed at St ...