Kings Weston House
Manor · Bristol · Bristol
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Kings Weston House is an English Baroque manor built between 1712 and 1719 by Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, on the site of an earlier Tudor house. Its roofline carries a row of linked chimneys built to look like a colonnade, and Robert Mylne remodeled the interiors in the 1760s. Jane Austen mentioned the estate in Northanger Abbey and Emma.
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Kings Weston House (grid reference ST529771) is a historic building in Kings Weston Lane, Kingsweston, Bristol, England. Built during the early 18th century, it was remodelled several times, most recently in the mid-19th century. The building was owned by several generations of the Southwell family. By World War I, the house was used as a hospital and then later used as a school by the University of Bath School of Architecture. The building is today used as a conference and wedding venue, as well as a communal residence.
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- Why stop at Kings Weston House on a bike ride?
- Kings Weston House is an English Baroque manor built between 1712 and 1719 by Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, on the site of an earlier Tudor house. Its roofline carries a row of linked chimneys built to look like a colonnade, and Robert Mylne remodeled the interiors in the 1760s. Jane Austen mentioned the estate in Northanger Abbey and Emma.
- Where is Kings Weston House?
- Kings Weston House is in Bristol, Bristol (United Kingdom).