The Georgian House is a historic building at 7 Great George Street, Bristol, England. It was originally built around 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy sugar merchant and slave plantation owner, and is now furnished and displayed as a typical late 18th century town house. The period house museum includes a drawing room, eating room, study, kitchen, laundry and housekeeper's room. There is also a small display on slavery and sugar plantations. The Georgian House has been a branch of Bristol City Council since it was presented to the city as a museum in 1937.
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.
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The Georgian House Museum
January 01, 1970
georgian, house, bristol, georgian, house, historic, building, great, george, street, bristol, england, originally, built, around, 1790, john, pinney, wealthy, sugar, merchant, slave, plantation, owner, furnished, displayed, typical, late, 18th, century, town,. The Georgian House is a historic building at 7 Great George Street Bristol England It was originally built around 1790 for John Pinney a wealthy sugar merchant and slave plantation owner and is now furnished and displayed as a typical late 18th century town house The period house museum includes a drawing room eating room study kitchen laundry and housekeeper s room There is also a small display on slavery and sugar plantations The Georgian House has been a branch of Bristol City Council since it was presented to the city as a museum in 1937 The Georgian House MuseumThe Georgian House MuseumLocation within BristolGeneral informationTown or city7 Great George Street Bristol BS1 5RRCountryEnglandCoordinates51 27 14 N 2 36 12 W 51 45391 N 2 60337 W 51 45391 2 60337Construction started1788Completed1791ClientJohn PinneyDesign and constructionArchitect s William Paty The museum is open from 1 April to 31 December on Saturdays Sundays Mondays and Tuesdays 11am 4pm It received 32 127 visitors in 2019 1 Contents 1 History 2 Areas of the house 3 Film and media 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe 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 2 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 3 It was also home to the freed slave Frances Coker who was a maid 4 and Pinney s slave Pero after whom Pero s Bridge at Bristol Harbour is named 5 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 Areas of the house editThe Dining Room Pinney s Study The Drawing Room Library and a Ladies Withdrawing Room The Bedroom A hidden staircase A small lift dumb waiter The Housekeeper s Room The cold water plunge poolFilm and media editOn 5 July 2010 Amanda Vickery filmed scenes for her series At home with the Georgians at the Georgian House 6 See also editThe Red Lodge Museum Bristol Museum amp Art Gallery Blaise Castle House Museum Kings Weston House Bristol ArchivesReferences edit ALVA Association of Leading Visitor Attractions www alva org uk Retrieved 18 November 2020 The Georgian House attached front area railings and rear garden walls historicengland org uk Retrieved 14 March 2007 Georgian House Homes and Gardens Archived from the original on 6 March 2007 Retrieved 2007 03 14 Matthew H C G Harrison B eds 23 September 2004 The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford Oxford University Press pp ref odnb 73299 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 73299 retrieved 9 February 2023 Bristol s Georgian House Bristol Museums Archived from the original on 5 April 2007 Retrieved 2007 03 14 Amanda Vickery tweet 5 July 2010 Retrieved 14 February 2016 External links editThe Georgian House Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Georgian House Bristol amp oldid 1138481951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
