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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 Kings Weston estate possesses one of the largest collections of buildings designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in the UK. Whilst the house and the majority of the estate's buildings are still standing, others have been demolished or have been heavily altered. Bristol is the only UK city outside London to possess buildings designed by Vanbrugh. [1]
The Harford properties included the Blaise Castle Estate at Henbury. This had belonged to Thomas Farr, who went bankrupt in 1778 following outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The estate then changed hands a number of times before John Harford the elder purchased the land and buildings. [5]
One of the options to be discussed is shutting Blaise Museum, The Georgian House and Red Lodge - which could save the council £132,000 by 2030. But some councillors have already expressed their ...
Henbury is a suburb of Bristol, England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north west of the city centre.It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry to the east and the Blaise Castle Estate, Blaise Hamlet and Lawrence Weston to the west.
Blaise Castle is an 18th-century mansion house and estate. It was immortalised by being described as " the finest place in England " in Jane Austen 's novel Northanger Abbey . It is a grade II* listed building , [ 11 ] and scheduled monument . [ 12 ]
In 2005 it was acquired by the Bristol Glass Boat Company, [6] who restored the pool with the addition of substantial spa facilities with saunas and other treatment rooms and built a restaurant and café. [4] [7] It reopened in November 2008 as The Lido, Bristol. [8] The pool is kept at 24 °C, and the building offers spa treatments and massages.
The Mauretania is a pub in the English city of Bristol, built in 1870 by Henry Masters, with a rear extension being added in 1938 by WH Watkins.It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.