DESIGNED BY JOHN NASH ESQ
WERE ERECTED BY THE LATE
JOHN S. HARFORD ESQ
IN THE YEAR 1811.
HIS SON JOHN S. HARFORD ESQ
THE PRESENT OWNER
GRATEFULLY RECORDS
TESTIMONY OF FILIAL AFFECTION
THIS ACT OF HIS
BENEVOLENT PARENT
ANNO 1815
Manufacturer: Unk.
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The pump at Blaise Hamlet, nr Henbury, Bristol, dated 1815. It is encased within a square section stone column which near the top carries the family coat of arms on three sides and a sundial on the fourth, surmounted by some fancy metalwork depicting the letter "H". The metal spout emerges from a stone lion's head and, despite its clumsy appearance, appears to be original, when compared with an old photograph. Below is an ashlar trough. There's an inscription on the square base, the last few words of which are now fading: | |
| THESE COTTAGES DESIGNED BY JOHN NASH ESQ WERE ERECTED BY THE LATE JOHN S. HARFORD ESQ IN THE YEAR 1811. HIS SON JOHN S. HARFORD ESQ THE PRESENT OWNER GRATEFULLY RECORDS TESTIMONY OF FILIAL AFFECTION THIS ACT OF HIS BENEVOLENT PARENT ANNO 1815 |
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| Blaise Hamlet has been described as "one of Britain’s most influential pieces of architecture". It was designed by the highly regarded architect John Nash (1752-1835), for the retired estate workers of J.S. Harford's Blaise Castle House. A group of sympathetically-designed cottages, some thatched and some with tiled roofs, surrounds a green, with the pump set near the middle. | ||
| Markings: Sundial is inscribed "Watkins, Bristol", but no other
markings found. Manufacturer: Unk. |
| Bristol, Bristol | See separate page. |
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This one
at Clifton, Bristol, has a massive counterweight. Thanks to Dave Hunt for the
photo on left. Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk |
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Shirehampton, Bristol. Thanks to Dave Hunt for the photo.
Markings: None. Manufacturer: Unk |
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| Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol | See separate page. |