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Prior Park is a Neo-Palladian house that was designed by John Wood, the Elder, and built in the 1730s and 1740s for Ralph Allen on a hill overlooking Bath, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building .
Ralph Allen (c. 1693 – 29 June 1764) was a British postmaster, merchant and philanthropist best known for his reforms to Britain's postal system. Born in St Columb Major , Cornwall , he moved to Bath, Somerset to work in the municipal post office, becoming its postmaster by 1712.
Ralph Allen's Town House is a grade I listed townhouse in Bath, Somerset, England. Ralph Allen commenced building it in or shortly after 1727, [ 1 ] although it is unlikely he ever lived there. At the time Allen was living in Lilliput Alley, in a house of some 15 rooms, then known as "Lease 7 on the Kingston rental (Countess of Kingston on Hull ...
Purchased by the local entrepreneur and philanthropist Ralph Allen in the 1720s, [2] Prior Park's 11.3 hectares (28 acres) English landscape garden was laid out with advice from the poet Alexander Pope during the construction of the house, [6] [7] [8] overseen by Allen between the years 1734 and his death in 1764. [9]
Ralph Allen (1693–1764) was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist, notable for his reforms to the UK postal system. Ralph Allen may also refer to: Ralph Allen (journalist) (1913–1966), Canadian journalist, editor, and novelist; Ralph G. Allen (1934–2004), American writer and scholar; Ralph Allen (painter, born 1926) (1926–2019 ...
The History Center will be located at the site of Arsenal Park at 215 Myrover St. Barnes said all construction is expected to be completed by mid-2027.
These mines were once owned by Postmaster General Ralph Allen (1694–1764). The mines contain a range of features including well preserved tramways , cart-roads and crane bases. The walls and pillars are studded with pick and tool marks and show evidence of the use of huge stone saws, all of which bear testimony to the variety of techniques ...
Prior Park College provides co-educational schooling for students aged 11 to 18. Founded in 1830 to be England's first Catholic university, it was established by the Benedictine, Bishop Baines, as a seminary.