General view of Arno's Castle Club, Bristol, from the south-east

Date:
24 Jul 1970
Location:
Arno's Castle Club, St Philips Causeway, Arno's Vale, Bristol, City of Bristol
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ARNOS CASTLE, JUNCTION ROAD, Arno's Vale, Bristol, City of Bristol
BLACK CASTLE, ST PHILIPS CAUSEWAY, Arno's Vale, Bristol, City of Bristol
Reference:
IMP01/01/0177
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

Built in the 1750s for William Reeve of Arno's Court as a folly or stables using blocks of slag from his copper works and stonework thought to be salvaged from Bristol's demolished medieval city gates and St. Werburgh's Church. A sham castle in the Gothick style.

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This is part of the Series: IMP01/01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection - English, Welsh And Scottish Locations; within the Collection: IMP01 Ian M Parsons Slide Collection

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© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Parsons, Ian Mesnard

Keywords

Georgian Folly, Georgian Stable