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Blaise Castle is a folly built in 1766 near Henbury in Bristol, England. The castle sits within the Blaise Castle Estate, which also includes Blaise Castle House, a Grade II* listed 18th-century mansion house. The folly castle is also Grade II* listed and ancillary buildings including the orangery and dairy also have listings.
Bristol Archives is part of Bristol Museums, along with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, M Shed, Georgian House, Red Lodge, Blaise Castle, and Kings Weston Roman Villa. [5] The core opening hours are Tuesday - Friday, 9:30am-4pm. In addition, on the first two Saturdays of the month, Bristol Archives is open 10am-4pm. [6]
The arcade formed by linking the chimneys, which rises above the roof, is a notable external feature of the building, [15] reminiscent of the belvederes of Blenheim Palace and producing a 'castle air'. [18] It is square in shape and open on the northeast. [15] The current structure is the result of a rebuilding in 1968, using Bath Stone. [18]
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Blaise Hamlet is a group of nine small cottages around a green in Henbury, now a district in the north of Bristol, England. All the cottages, and the sundial on the green are Grade I listed buildings. Along with Blaise Castle the Hamlet is listed, Grade II*, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. [1]
Blaise Castle estate, situated 4 miles (6 km) north west of the city centre, includes a recreation ground and large playing fields, as well as woodland, a mansion, and a small gorge, totalling 650 acres (2.6 km 2). The mansion house is now a branch of Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. [2]
It's been called everything from a "magnificent castle manse, serving as a lesson in dynamic lines and flawless symmetry" to a "hulking 10,124 square feet of fantastic and possibly questionable ...
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