Begbrook
Suburb of Bristol, England
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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
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]
