GOLDNEY HALL

'Goldney Hall' is a self-catered halls of residence in Clifton, Bristol, one of three in the area providing accommodation for students at the University of Bristol.^[1]
It was built around 1720 and is a listed building. The grounds, which are used for weddings and receptions, include an orangery, gothic tower and grotto. The house and grounds have been used as a film location.

Contents

House

Grounds

Student accommodation

GHOSTS

Film location

References

External links

House

It was built around 1720, possibly by George Tully for Thomas Goldney II^[2] a Bristol merchant who was a partner of William Champion in the Coalbrookdale Works. Goldney was a Quaker and businessman with interests in banking, shipping and the iron and brass.^[3]
Goldney’s wealth came from the technologies which sparked Britain’s industrial revolution and the overseas voyages of Captain Woods Rogers on the Duke of the Duchess. Rogers crew rescused the Real life Rbinson Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk, from Juan Fernandez island. ^[2] The gardens and orchards were designed by Goldney’s son Thomas Goldney III.
The house was recased, altered and extended in 1864-5 by Alfred Waterhouse^[5] who also designed the Natural History Museum. The house later passed down to other wealthy Bristol families – The Wills and the Frys. Lewis Fry(1832–1921) who was a member of the prominent Bristol Fry Family and became the Liberal MP for Bristol and first chairman of the University of Bristol University Council.
The main house is a Grade II listed building.^[6] The building became part of the University of Bristol in 1956. ^[2]

Grounds

The hall also has an orangery,^[8] attached to the main house, Rotunda^[9] and a gothic tower approximately 95 metres to the south,^[10] which was built in 1764 to house a steam engine to pump water via a short canal^[11] for the cascade in the Grotto. The grotto itself is a Grade I listed building.^[12]
The statue of Hercules is also grade II
★ listed.^[13]The grounds are regularly used for weddings, especially during the summer months.

Student accommodation

When the hall was first acquired by the university, it was home to 19 female students and was a catered hall. The hall is now comprised of 11 blocks, 2 of which have en-suite facitilies. The hall can accommodate 267 students in addition to a few residents in the main house. Originally opened in 1956, the student blocks were almost completely rebuilt and refurbished in 1994, when the hall achieved its current size and layout.

GHOSTS

GHOSTS (Goldney Hall Old Students' Society) is the society by which old residents can stay in touch.

Film location

Goldney Hall is a popular location for filming with ''The Chronicles of Narnia'', ''The House of Eliott'' and ''Truly, Madly, Deeply'' as well as episodes of ''Only Fools and Horses'', ''Casualty'' and ''Skins'' being filmed there.^[14]

References

1. Bristol University Student Residences
2. Goldney Hall Students' Handbook 2007 – 2008 – History
3. http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Goldney/history.htm
4. Goldney Hall Students' Handbook 2007 – 2008 – History
5. Bristol, , THB, Burrough, Studio Vista, 1970,
6. Goldney House and attached walls
7. Goldney Hall Students' Handbook 2007 – 2008 – History
8. The Orangery approximately 20 metres south-west of Goldney House
9. Rotunda, bastion and connecting wall approx 150m south-west of Goldney House
10. Gothic tower approximately 95 metres south of Goldney House
11. Canal approximately 50 metres south-west of Goldney House
12. Grotto approximately 85 metres south of Goldney House
13. Hercules statue approximately 100 metres south of Goldney House
14. Titles with locations including Goldney Hall, Clifton, Bristol, England, UK from imdb.com. Retrieved 3 January 2007.

External links

★ Goldney Hall website

★ Old JCR website (2004-2005)

★ Pictures of Goldney Hall on the BBC website

★ Goldney JCR 2006-2007

★ Bristol Student Union's alternative prospectus