Country England Opened 1791 Construction started 1788 Architect William Paty | Completed 1791 Phone +44 117 921 1362 Client John Pinney | |
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Town or city 7 Great George Street, Bristol BS1 5RR Address 7 Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR, UK Hours Closed now Sunday11AM–4PMMonday11AM–4PMTuesday11AM–4PMWednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturday11AM–4PM Similar Red Lodge Museum - Bristol, Blaise Castle House M, Bristol City Museum and Art G, M Shed, Blaise Castle | ||
The Georgian House (grid reference ST581728) is a historic building at 7 Great George Street, Bristol, England. It was originally built around 1790 for a wealthy sugar merchant 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.
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The museum is open from 1 April to 31 December on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 11am-4pm.
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. 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. It was also home to 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 TV series A Respectable Trade, which was adapted from the book by Philippa Gregory, about the slave trade.
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Film and media
On 5 July 2010, Amanda Vickery filmed scenes for her series At home with the Georgians at the Georgian House.