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Black Castle Public House (grid reference ST611717) is a historic building in junction Rd, Brislington, Bristol, England. It is also known as Arno's Castle. View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Brislington is an area in the south-east of the city of Bristol. ... View from Cumberland Basin of the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Avon Gorge Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and between the cities of Bath, Gloucester and Newport. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ...

It was built in 1745-55 as a folly sham castle and office, but may have originally been a stable block and laundry for the lord of the manor.^[1] The building was probably designed by either by William Halfpenny or James Bridges, for William Reeve of Mount Pleasant, now the Amo’s Court Hotel from which it is now separated by a major road junction.^[2]. Reeve was a prominent local Quaker and business man. Broadway Tower, Worcestershire, England The folly at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, England, built in the 1700s to resemble Gothic-era ruins In architecture, a folly is an extravagant, useless, or fanciful building, or a building that appears to be something other than what it is. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

It is built from pre-cast black copper-slag blocks from Reeve's foundry at Crew's Hole. They were cast from waste solving the problem of disposing of the large amounts of waste produced by the industry, and made more profit for the brassworks.^[3] Reeve went bankrupt in 1775 and his house and business were sold to a member of the Tonge family, who were important slave traders. General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... Slag is also an early play by David Hare. ... Crews Hole is located in east Bristol near St George. ... The slave trade is almost as old as civilisation itself. ...

Much of the freestone carving and dressings are reputed to have come from the city's demolished medieval gateways, and St Werburghs Church , rebuilt by James Bridges in 1758-61. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.^[4] Arno's Court Triumphal Arch used to stand in front of the building but was moved in 1912 approximately 100 metres away. St. ... James Bridges (February 3, 1936 â€” June 6, 1993) was an American screenwriter and film director. ... English Heritage is a United Kingdom government body with a broad remit of managing the historic environment of England. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... Arnos Court Triumphal Arch (grid reference ST611717) is in Junction Rd, Brislington, Bristol, England. ...

The building is now a public house and immediately adjacent to the car park of a large Sainsbury store. J Sainsbury plc is the parent company of Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, commonly known as Sainsburys, which is a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. ...

References

^ The Black Castle. Pub Explorer. Retrieved on 2007 March 19.
^ The Black Castle of Arno’s Vale. Stories of Bristol. Retrieved on 2007 March 19.
^ Locally supplied goods:brass industry. Port Cities: Bristol. Retrieved on 2007 March 19.
^ Black Castle Public House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007 March 16.

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