Clifton Hill House
Clifton Hill House
Shown within Bristol
Building information
Location	Bristol
Country	England
Coordinates	51°27′40″N 2°37′05″W / 51.461092, -2.618172Coordinates: 51°27′40″N 2°37′05″W / 51.461092, -2.618172
Architect	Isaac Ware
Client	Paul Fisher
Construction start date	1746
Completion date	1750
Style	Palladian

Clifton Hill House (grid reference ST571737) is a grade I listed^[1] Palladian villa in the Clifton area of Bristol, England which is now used as a hall of residence by the University of Bristol. The current Warden is Mrs. A M Burnside. The Old Clifton section of Clifton Hill House, taken by me File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 540 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (702 × 780 pixel, file size: 170 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Bristol, from same sources as others on Wikipedia:WikiProject Bristol. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... 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. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen (King) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The Temple of Fortuna Virilis in Isaac Wares The Four Books of Andrea Palladios Architecture, London, 1738. ... Paul Fisher can be: Paul A. Fisher, author on the subject of Freemasonry Paul Gustave Fisher, Danish artist for Paul C. Fisher, American industrialist, see Fisher Space Pen Category: ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... The crowded Princess Victoria Street lies at the heart of Clifton Village Clifton is an inner suburb of the English port 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. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen (King) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate... A halls of residence, British English (almost always halls and not hall) or a residence hall (North American English) is a type of residential accommodation for large numbers of students. ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ...

History

It was built between 1746 and 1750 for the wealthy merchant and philanthropist Paul Fisher, by Isaac Ware, a nationally renowned architect and translator of Palladio's works. Thomas Paty, later a notable Bristol architect, worked as a mason during its construction. The house stands on a steep slope, so that while only three stories face the street, the five-bay garden front is four stories tall with low wings (both raised from one story to two during the nineteenth century) and a double flight of steps down to the garden. Original rococo plasterwork, by Joseph Thomas, survives in a number of interior rooms.^[2] // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex... Paul Fisher can be: Paul A. Fisher, author on the subject of Freemasonry Paul Gustave Fisher, Danish artist for Paul C. Fisher, American industrialist, see Fisher Space Pen Category: ... The Temple of Fortuna Virilis in Isaac Wares The Four Books of Andrea Palladios Architecture, London, 1738. ... Illustration from a 1736 English edition of I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura. ... Thomas Paty (c. ... North side of the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo - carriage courtyard: all the stucco details sparkled with gold until 1773, when Catherine II had gilding replaced with olive drab paint. ...

The house was later home to the nineteenth century 'man-of-letters', John Addington Symonds, whose father had bought the house in 1851. The university bought the house from the Symonds family in 1909 to create the first hall of residence for women in south-west England. The university has since bought adjacent property and added modern accommodation blocks to form four areas: Old Clifton, Callander, Fry and South Wings. It houses approximately 230 students. John Addington Symonds was the name of a father and son, both English writers. ...

Film Location

The Hall has been used by the BBC as a film location for the 'The House of Eliott' and for episodes of 'Casualty'.^[3] The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The House Of Eliott is a British TV series about two sisters who start off their tailoring business. ... Casualty is the longest running emergency medical drama series in the world[1], first broadcast in 1986 and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. ...

Callandar House

Callandar House which dates from the late 18th century is itself grade II listed.^[4]

External links

• Website
• JCR
• Bristol Student Union's alterntative prospectus entry on Clifton Hill House

References

1. ^ Clifton Hill House and attached front walls. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
2. ^ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0289798043. 
3. ^ History of Clifton Hill House. University of Bristol. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.
4. ^ Callandar House. Images of England. Retrieved on 2007-03-14.

• Andrew Foyle (2004). Pevsner Architectural Guides: Bristol. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10442-1. 
• Walter Ison (1978). The Georgian Buildings of Bristol. Kingsmead Press. ISBN 0-901571-88-1. 
• Andor Gomme (1979). Bristol: an Architectural History. Lund Humphries. ISBN 0-85331-409-8.