Museums · South Wales
Georgian House, Bristol
The Georgian House is a historic house museum at 7 Great George Street in Bristol, England. It was built around 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy sugar merchant and slave plantation owner, and is now fu
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Georgian House is a historic house museum at 7 Great George Street in Bristol, England. It was built around 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy sugar merchant and slave plantation owner, and is now furnished and displayed as a typical English town house of the Georgian period. The museum includes a drawing room, dining room, study, kitchen, laundry and housekeeper's room. There is also a small display on slavery and sugar plantations. The Georgian House has been run by Bristol City Council since it was presented to the city as a museum in 1937. The museum is open from 1 April to 31 December on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 11am–4pm. It received 32,127 visitors in 2019.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Georgian House is a historic house museum at 7 Great George Street in Bristol, England. It was built around 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy sugar merchant and slave plantation owner, and is now furnished and displayed as a typical English town house of the Georgian period. The museum includes a drawing room, dining room, study, kitchen, laundry and housekeeper's room. There is also a small display on slavery and sugar plantations. The Georgian House has been run by Bristol City Council since it was presented to the city as a museum in 1937. The museum is open from 1 April to 31 December on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays from 11am–4pm. It received 32,127 visitors in 2019.
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Background
History
The Georgian House is a well-preserved example of a typical late 18th-century English town house, which has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It was built around 1790 for John Pinney, a sugar merchant and slave plantation owner, and is believed to be the house where the poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge first met. It was also home to the freed slave Frances Coker who was a maid and Pinney's slave, Pero, after whom Pero's Bridge at Bristol Harbour is named. It contains some of the original furniture and fittings, such as the bureau-bookcase in the study and a rare cold water plunge bath, and has been used as a location for the BBC…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4539, -2.6034
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 5RR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Opening
- Apr-Dec Tu-Su 11:00-16:00
- Official site
- www.bristol.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Georgian House, Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Georgian House, Bristol?
- Georgian House, Bristol is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 5RR), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- Is Georgian House, Bristol free to visit?
- Yes, Georgian House, Bristol is free to enter.
- How do I get to Georgian House, Bristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 5RR. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.