Gardens · South West England
Blue House, Frome
In or near Great Elm.
Blue House, Frome — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Roger Templeman — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Frome · 0.8 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Blue House in Frome, you can take a train to Frome station, which is 0.8 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is BA11 1AT. Entry details are not provided, so please check in advance for any fees and accessibility options.
About
Blue House, Frome is a garden of interest in england-south-east, 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
The Blue House in Frome, Somerset, England, was built in 1726 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The Blue House, located adjacent to the town bridge, was formerly the Bluecoat School and Almshouses, so named due to the colour of the school uniforms. Built in 1726 at a cost of £1,401 8s 9d, it replaced a previous almshouse dating from 1461 (and rebuilt in 1621). The Blue House provided accommodation for 20 female widows, and schooling for 20 boys, and the front of the building is adorned by two statues, one of a man, colloquially known as "Billy Ball", and one a woman called "Nancy Guy", indicating the building's dual role. Its role as a school ceased in 1921, and it now provides studio and one bedroom flats for 17 elderly residents.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.2306, -2.3200
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Frome
- Postcode
- BA11 1AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- Phone
- +44 1373 454611
- Established
- 1726
- Nearest railway station
- Frome — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4929254 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Blue House, Frome (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blue House, Frome?
- Blue House, Frome is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA11 1AT), in the parish of Frome.
- What is Blue House, Frome?
- Blue House, Frome — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Blue House, Frome?
- The nearest railway station is Frome, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BA11 1AT.
- When was Blue House, Frome built?
- Built or established in 1726.
- How do I get to Blue House, Frome?
- The nearest railway station is Frome, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA11 1AT.