Georgian House, Bristol
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| The Georgian House | |
 The Georgian House Museum |
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  Shown within Bristol
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| Building information | |
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| Town | Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Architect | William Paty |
| Client | John Pinney |
| Construction start date | 1788 |
| Completion date | 1791 |
The Georgian House (grid reference ST581728) is a historic building in Great George Street, Bristol, England.
It is open to the public and run by Bristol City Council Museums service, after it was presented to the city as a museum in 1937.
The house is part of Robert Adam's masterpiece of urban design, Charlotte Square.
[edit] History
The Georgian House is a well preserved example of a typical late 18th century town house, which has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building.[1] It was built around 1790 for John Pinney a successful sugar merchant, and is believed to be the house where the poets William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge first met.[2] It was also home to Pinney's slave, Pero, after whom Pero's Bridge at Bristol Harbour is named.[3]
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 TV series A Respectable Trade, which was adapted from the book by Philippa Gregory, about the slave trade.
[edit] References
- ^ The Georgian House, attached front area railings and rear garden walls. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Georgian House. Homes and Gardens. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
- ^ Bristol's Georgian House. Bristol Museums. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
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