Fairfield House, in Newbridge, Bath, England, was the residence of Emperor Haile Selassie I during the five years he spent in exile (1936–1941). Following his return to Ethiopia, he donated it to the city of Bath as a residence for the aged, and it remains so to this day. There are numerous accounts of "Haile Selassie I was my next door neighbour" amongst people who were children in the Bath area during his residence. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... For other uses, see Bath (disambiguation). ...

The house has significance to the UK Rastafari movement. Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religion and philosophy that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former (and last) emperor of Ethiopia, as Jah (the Rasta name for God incarnate, from a shortened form of Jehovah found in Psalms 68:4 in the King...

External links

• The Emperor Haile Selassie I in Bath 1936 - 1940, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
• Golden Jubilee Anniversary of HIM Haile Selassie's Visit to Bath, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
• Fairfield House, Bath, photographs, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
• Footsteps of The Emperor, TV program narrated by Benjamin Zephaniah, 1999, HTV West, includes accounts of Bath residents who met Haile Selassie: part 1, part 2