Blaise Hamlet was built in 1811 to accommodate retired staff from the Blaise estate, owned at the time by John Scandrett Harford, a Bristol banker and Quaker. read more
Brunel's SS Great Britain was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854, and today, beautifully restored, a museum, a leading research centre, a ... read more
Tyntesfield House Victorian Gothic-Revival house and estate. The estate dates back to around 1500, but it was William Gibbs, who made his fortune in fertiliser, who ... read more
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, covering 1.77 hectare (4.3 acres), was established in 1982, and is the first new University botanic garden to be created for almost ... read more