Begbrook
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Begbrook is a suburb of Bristol, between Stapleton and Frenchay, just north-west of the River Frome. It is named after the eponymous stream, which is a tributary of the River Frome. It is in the Frome Vale electoral ward of Bristol.[1]
Begbrook Green Park and Begbrook Primary Academy are in the area.[2][3]
The small Frenchay Village Museum[4] is in Begbrook Green Park, bordering Frenchay.[5][6]
Begbrook House stood until 11 November 1913, when it was burnt out by a fire, overlooking the River Frome just north of the tributary stream. Begbrook House was owned by Hugh Thomas Coles, a banker and treasurer of Clifton College, but unused since 1912 when he moved away. Suffragettes were suspected of making an arson attack on the house in a campaign for the release from prison of Rachel Pease and Mary Richardson. The modern Begbrook House Care Home now stands on the site.[7]
References
- ↑ Bristol City Council. "Frome Vale Polling Districts (map)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Begbrook Green Park". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- ↑ "Begbrook Primary Academy". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Frenchay Village Museum". Frenchay Tuckett Society. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Tiny Frenchay museum gets planning permission to expand". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Museum marks 10 years since Frenchay Hospital closure". Downend Voice. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ Boyce, Lucienne (23 January 2015). "Spotlight On…Begbrook House, Frenchay, Bristol". Lucienne Boyce Blog. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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