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Bearland House And Attached Railings And Gates To Forecourt

Bearland House And Attached Railings And Gates To Forecourt — a garden in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)

About

Bearland House And Attached Railings And Gates To Forecourt is a garden of interest in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Bearland House is a grade II* listed building in Longsmith Street, Gloucester, England. The house was built in the 1740s and has been used for different purposes since then. Initially it was a private house. In the early 20th century it was a school and then a telephone exchange. Since then it has been offices and used for manufacturing. The west wing was demolished in 1912.

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Background

History

The house was built in the 1740s by local lawyer Willian Jones. This involved the rebuilding or remodelling of a previous building on the same site. From 1904 to 1909 the building was used by the High School for Girls (now Denmark Road High School). A fire station was built on the site of the west wing in 1912. Later it was used by the General Post Office in Gloucester as a telephone exchange. which was visited by Prince Charles in February 2020.

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Coordinates
51.8654, -2.2492

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Where is Bearland House And Attached Railings And Gates To Forecourt?
Bearland House And Attached Railings And Gates To Forecourt is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.8654°, -2.2492°.