Bristol's Georgian House
Overview
The Georgian House is an 18th century, six storey townhouse that has been restored and decorated to its original glory.
The house was built in 1790 for John Pinney, a wealthy slave plantation owner and sugar merchant, it was also where the enslaved African, Pero lived. It is displayed as it might have looked in the 18th century and provides an insight into life above and below stairs. Imagine the busy kitchen where servants prepared meals, taking a dip in the cold-water plunge pool and relaxing in the elegant upstairs rooms.
Where is it?
7 Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
Just off Park Street
Click here to see a map showing the location of the museum
How much does it cost?
It's free.
Entry to all City Council Museums is free.
See the Related Links section below for other city council run museums.
What can I see there?
There are 11 rooms spread over four floors, including;
- The basement, where you can see the kitchen, housekeeper's room, pantry and John Pinney's cold water plunge pool
- Formal rooms including John Pinney's office, two dining rooms, a Library and two drawing rooms
- The second floor bedroom
- A small exhibition on the Pinney's involvement in the sugar trade and John Pinney's slave, Pero.
Abolition 200
Abolition 200 was the name of Bristol's programme in 2007 to commemorate the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire.
On 1st August 2007 we launched The Georgian House Sugar Trail as part of the commemorations. This paper-based trail around the house enabled visitors to learn more about how the profits from the transatlantic slave trade helped to shape the city of Bristol we know today.
Go to the Related Documents section below to:
- download pages from The Georgian House Sugar Trail
Go to the Related Links section below to:
- Visit the Port Cities website and find out more about the Georgian House and Bristol's involvement in the slave trade
Access information
Access is limited because of the age and layout of the house.Three flights of stairs, no lift
No toilet
School and Group Visits
School and Educational Groups
All learning sessions at the museum are undertaken by the museum learning department.
Contact: Rita Youseph
Tel: 0117 922 3567
Email: rita.youseph@bristol.gov.uk
Adult Group Tours Only
To book contact the Curator of Applied Art:
Contact: Karin Walton
Tel: 0117 9223588 (direct number)
Email: karin.walton@bristol.gov.uk
Getting there
See the Related Links section below to find out how to get to the Museum by public transport or car.related links
- Family Fun - Plan lots more family fun all for free!
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Click here to go to the Port Cities website - Find out more about the Georgian House and Bristol's involvement in the slave trade
- Abolition 200 - Find out more about Abolition 200 and city-wide events
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Car park finder - Find the nearest car park to our museums - this is not a Bristol City Council page
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Travel Line - journey planner - Find out how to get to the museum by public transport
- Our museums - Find out more about Bristol City Councils Museums and Art Gallery
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related documents
- Downloadable Historic House Museums leaflet- Red Lodge, Georgian House, Blaise Castle House Museum (pdf, 311 Kb)
- Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery Information leaflet (pdf, 357 Kb)
- Bristol's City Museum & Art Gallery - Visitor Map (pdf, 540 Kb)
- Downloadable leaflet - Family activities at Bristol's Museums, Galleries & Archives (pdf, 1353 Kb)
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