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	Blaise Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blaise Castle is an 18th century mansion house and estate near Henbury in Bristol (formerly in Gloucestershire), England.
		Blaise Castle was immortalised by being described as "the finest place in England" in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey (a sentiment not necessarily shared by the author, however).
		The castle and its 650 acres (2.6 km²) of parkland are now open to the public (the 'folly' opens most Sunday afternoons) and include a modern visiting facilities and car park.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blaise_Castle (478 words)

	BBC - Going Out in Bristol - Blaise Castle Estate
		That's the 650-acre Blaise Castle Estate, a place to spark the imagination and escape to a world of castles, cottages, a wooded gorge and stunning wildflower meadow.
		Blaise Castle is, in fact, a folly, built on the site of St Blaise's Chapel, an outcrop which was originally a Roman camp.
		Blaise Castle Estate is in Henbury in the north-west of Bristol.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/goingout/2004/parks/blaise/blaisecastle.shtml (549 words)

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		Blaise Castle Estate is one of the city's gems.
		The Castle sits on top of a very steep hill, and is reached by a lane that winds its way around the hill.
		Blaise Castle House, now a museum, was built in 1795 by William Paty for John S. Harford, a local banker.
	members.lycos.co.uk /brisray/bristol/blaise1.htm (825 words)

	Blaise Castle House Museum
		Set in beautiful parkland of the Henbury area of Bristol, Blaise Castle House Museum exhibits a plethora of historical exhibits and features including; a Victorian school room, period costume, model trains, soldiers and dolls, kitchen and laundry equipment, Victorian toilets and baths and the History of the Blaise Castle Estate.
		The estate was mentioned in Jane Austin’s ‘Northanger Abbey’ as the ‘finest place in England.’ It was built between 1796 and 1798 for John Harford, a wealthy and influential merchant and banker from Bristol.
		Blaise Castle House Museum is at Henbury Road, Henbury, Bristol, Somerset BS10 7QS.
	www.antiquefairs.co.uk /a-blaise-castle-house.html (124 words)

	Bristol City Council: Parks and open spaces: Blaise Castle Estate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Blaise Castle Estate is a magnificent 650 acre Grade 2 listed parkland and, with over 5000 years of history, one of Bristol’s gems.
		The folly castle is opened by volunteers from Friends of Blaise on some summer Sundays 2.00pm - 4.00pm - look out for the flag flying on top of the castle.
		The Blaise Castle House Museum is home to the social history collection for Bristol's Museums, Galleries and Archives.
	www.bristol-city.gov.uk /ccm/content/Environment-Planning/Parks-and-open-spaces/blaise-castle-estate.en (772 words)

	Saint Blaise (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blaise was the first name of the mathematician Blaise Pascal.
		Blaise Castle is a stately home in what is now part of the city of Bristol.
		Blaise Hamlet, built about 1811 for retired employees of the owner of Blaise Castle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blaise (182 words)

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		The hamlet was built as an essential part of the Blaise Castle estate (which is owned and managed by Bristol City Council) and was intended to house elderly estate workers in a setting of domestic rusticity.
		Blaise Hamlet is, therefore, far more than an example of an architectural style but a forerunner to perhaps the most significant mass housing movement of the twentieth century.
		SWOT Analysis for Blaise Hamlet Internal Factors StrengthsWeaknessesMaking sure the buildings landmark is in an archaeological development The hamlet is cosy and secluded and a pleasant place to live.
	www.nationaltrust.org.uk /main/cymraeg/lo/i-wes-blaise_hamlet_pmp.doc (1483 words)

	Blaise Castle House Museum
		Blaise Castle House Museum, Henbury Road, Henbury holds a wonderful collection of exhibits from social history.
		The Blaise Castle House, with its magnificent carriage driveway, is set in the Blaise Estate grounds which were originally laid out by the famous landscape gardener, Humphrey Repton.
		Blaise was described by Jane Austen in Northanger Abbey as the finest place in England.
	www.bristol-link.co.uk /history/blaise-castle-museum.htm (243 words)

	Amazon.com: "Blaise Castle": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		It was in 1789 that the Quaker financier John Hartford acquired the Blaise Castle estate at Henbury near Bristol.
		TRACK ONE Blaise Hamlet (named after his family seat, Blaise Castle, near Bristol) had tasteful stone thatched cottages built for Harford's pensioners and was probably the first real example of public...
		76) Blaise Castle was a triangular modern folly, built by Thomas Farr in 1766; it was moreover at Henbury, beyond Bristol, in the...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Blaise-Castle (596 words)

	Blaise Castle - Review - Family Fun For Free!
		The "official" attraction there is the Blaise Castle House, which has apparently been part of the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery since 1949.
		Blaise Castle has had some bad publicity from people being attacked - only a few admittedly, but it is better to be careful, as anyone could hide in the woods.
		It is a good idea to go to Blaise Castle early in the Summer, no later than 10am, or you will find it gets packed, especially if there is an event on.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/blaise-castle/181073 (1152 words)

	Blaise Castle, Gloucestershire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This lovely belvedere Castle was built in 1766 for Thomas Farr and cost an incredible £3,000 (a fortune in those days).
		The Castle stands in the grounds of Blaise House which operates as a local museum during the summer months.
		The whole area of Blaise - the Castle, the House and the famed nearby Blaise Hamlet - seems oddly out of place amidst the run-down industry of northern Bristol.
	www.r-l-p.co.uk /blaise.html (143 words)

	Cotch dot net - blaise castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Blaise Castle estate is a 650 acre park in North Bristol, England, near the suburb village of Wesbury-on-Trym.
		The folly, Blaise Castle, was built by Thomas Farr in 1766 as a summerhouse.
		As of December 2004 settling pools and mill ponds are still in construction along the stream.
	www.cotch.net /Blaise_Castle (173 words)

	BBC - Bristol - City Views - YOUR views of Bristol
		We were secret agents, cowboys and indians, the last people on earth living in a cave under the castle.
		Blaise Castle and the woods bring back memories of schooldays.
		With the museum and other historical buildings, play area, cafe and the walks, Blaise is possibly one of the most fascinating areas of Bristol.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/cityviews/blaisecastle/1.shtml (371 words)

	Blaise Castle
		With a deep wooded limestone gorge, dramatic scenery, and ancient monuments steeped in folklore, Blaise Castle Estate is one of the most magical and romantic areas in the Forest of Avon with plenty to do for children as well as adults.
		Located on the North-West edge of Bristol by Henbury, Blaise Castle Estate’s main entrance is on the Kingsweston Road, B4057.
		The Castle - Within the estate is the Folly, a small Gothic castle built on the top of Blaise Hill in 1766, which was once used as a Summerhouse for entertaining, complete with it's own kitchen and drawing room.
	www.forestofavon.org.uk /blaisecastle.html (579 words)

	Blaise Castle (Henbury) \| Image by vulcan \| The Modern Antiquarian \| Blaise Castle (Henbury) \| Image by vulcan
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		This folly castle was built in the mid 1700's on the hill that was originally an iron age camp.
		There is some connection to Jane Austen and the castle whether it was a direct connection or featured in her storyline, I'm not sure.
	www.themodernantiquarian.com /post/14923 (85 words)

	Blaise Castle House Museum, Bristol - West Country - UK Attraction
		The 650-acre Blaise Castle Estate has been a public pleasure-ground since it was bought by Bristol Council.
		Don’t miss fairytale Blaise Castle - built as summer house in 1766.
		Self-catering accommodation near to Blaise Castle House Museum
	www.ukattraction.com /west-country/blaise-castle-house-museum.htm (191 words)

	Northanger Abbey: The Upcoming Movie!- Acknowledments
		To many readers, Blaise Castle (or as Jane Austen wrote, Blaize Castle) would seem to be only a landmark which Catherine failed to visit.
		It was not the derelict ruin that Catherine supposed, but a rather snug, neat, and small country house, built to look like a castle.
		No doubt Catherine would have enjoyed the delightful grounds surrounding the castle, but one can’t help feeling she would have been very disappointed at the empty shell presented to her instead of the delightful ruins she imagined to be there.
	tackytree.tripod.com /northanger/castle.html (336 words)

	Blaise Castle House (Bristol) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, Admission, Maps, ...
		Blaise Castle House Museum (Museum of Social History), open Easter - October.
		The house is set in 400 acres of historic landscaped country park, once the home of the Harford family.
		Close to the house are the orangery and an ornamental dairy, both designed by Nash, as was Blaise Hamlet.
	www.gardens-guide.com /gardenpages/_0385.htm (235 words)

	Bristol Blaise Castle Estate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Just outside Blaise Estate, near the entrance by the House, is a very picturesque set of nine cottages, known as Blaise Hamlet.
		The cottages at Blaise Hamlet were purchased by the National Trust in 1943.
		In 1982 Blaise Hill was scheduled as an ancient monument, and the preservation of the whole site was assured.
	www.digitalbristol.org /members/dmills/blaize.htm (308 words)

	Bristol City Council: Local museums: Bristol's Blaise Castle House Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Current temporary display at Bristol's Blaise Castle House Museum: the Cabinet of Curiosities...
		Situated in the beautiful parkland of the Blaise Estate at Henbury - the Museum is situated in an 18th century house and is home to most of the Museums Service's social history collection of over 30,000 objects.
		Blaise Castle House was built in 1796-98 for John Harford, a wealthy Bristol merchant and banker.
	www.bristol-city.gov.uk /redirect?oid=MultiPartArticle-id-547001 (502 words)

	Hotels near Blaise Castle House Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hotels near Blaise Castle House Museum - 120 hotels from £8 per room per night.
		Built in the 18th century for a Quaker banker, this mansion is now Bristol's Museum of Social History.
		Nearby Blaise Hamlet is a picturesque estate village, designed by John Nash....
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/attr/en/15 (435 words)

	Bristol - A Walk around Castle Green - 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There is an interesting story that I heard when I was at school about the tall building, Castle Gate, in the background of this photograph.
		This was a tunnel that led from the castle to the outer defence ditch.
		The way is now barred, but the nearby plaque explains that when this was being excavated the skeleton of monkey was discovered at the bottom of the steps.
	brisray.com /bristol/bcasgrn2.htm (661 words)

	Training at Blaise Castle
		Spring and Summer in the Blaise Castle Estate can be absolutely idyllic.
		'Blaise Castle' has all sorts of terrain, from the big open fields at the front, to a long deep gorge, down which a small brook called the 'Trym' runs, on its way to join up with the river Avon.
		At the top of the hill opposite our club-house is the 'folly' castle from which Blaise Castle takes its name.
	www.westburyharriers.co.uk /Blaise/?sortby=2 (218 words)

	Blaise Castle House Museum, Bristol - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
		Situated in the beautiful parkland of the Blaise Estate at Henbury - the Museum is situated in an 18th century house and holds most of the Museums Service's 30,000 social history collection.
		Blaise has famous connections - it was immortalised by Jane Austen who described it as 'the finest place in England in her book Northanger Abbey.
		Cabinet of Curiosities at Bristol's Blaise Castle House Museum Exhibition
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /museum/SW000012.html (402 words)

	Cotch dot net - blaise castle estate
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	www.cotch.net /Blaise_Castle_estate (4257 words)

	BBC - Bristol - Entertainment - Christmas past in Bristol
		Over at Blaise Castle House Museum on Sunday 10 and 17 December, visitors are invited to experience a Victorian Christmas as the house is brought to life with festive activity.
		In the morning there will be a chance to make traditional Victorian Christmas decorations, and in the afternoon there will be the opportunity to watch a community theatre play and join in carol singing with the choir.
		Visitors will also be able to find out more about the people who lived at Blaise Castle House, how the house and grounds have changed, how life differed from then and now, what people wore and what sort of toys children might have wished for from Father Christmas.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bristol/content/articles/2006/11/28/xmaspast_feature.shtml (460 words)

	'Contact' Spring 2004: Sport..
		In a very closely contested final, the Castle team produced some excellent rugby to record an impressive victory over their neighbours.
		The Castle team was inspired by the talented Rob Allen and the ever industrious pair of Chris Lever and Sam Kettle who dominated the play.
		It is times like this when we really see the character of the individuals involved and, to their credit, the Castle players accepted defeat tremendously well.
	www.castle.gloucs.sch.uk /consp04b.htm (1774 words)

	Blaise Castle - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Blaise Castle - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Well, we thought that too, until we began going to Blaise Castle, which became a regular Sunday activity.
		There is plenty of parking, as they have recently extended the car park, but if it gets full, you can park on the grass.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/blaise-castle (245 words)

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