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History of Blaise Castle estate Early history The earliest human activity on the land we know now as Blaise Castle Estate was probably Neolithic Farmers some five thousand years ago. They were followed by Bronze Age settlers whose burial mounds are still visible on Kings Weston Hill. Evidence of Iron Age communities can also be found on Kings Weston Hill and Blaise Hill. The medieval manor of Henbury was created in 692 which was eventually held by the Bishops of Worcester and remained in the hands of the church for over 800 years. A popular retreat 1547 to 1789 After the dissolution of the Monasteries and the seizure of church land, Henbury Manor was granted to Sir Ralph Sadlier. The Sadliers sold all their land in 1675 to Sir Samual Astry. Astry enlarged the house and laid out the formal gardens incorporating the manor house. The Estate eventually passed to the Smyths of Ashton Court who sold the house in 1730 but retained the Estate. The manor house was restored and become home of Thomas Farr. His most striking remnant is the erection of the “Gothic” style castle on top of Blaise Hill in 1766. Mr Harford's estate 1789 to 1815 In 1789 the estate was purchased by John Harford. He was a Bristol Quaker and director of the Harford Bank. Harford commissioned William Paty to design Blaise Castle House and Humphry Repton to improve the park. There was also a brief period of collaboration with the famous John Nash who proceeded to design the Dairy, Orangery and Blaise Hamlet. From private estate to public 1866 to present With the death of Harford Junior in 1866, the estate passed to his nephew John Battersby Harford, whose wife, after his death, lived at Blaise Castle Estate for the rest of her life. In1926, the Estate was sold to Bristol Corporation (today Bristol City Council) and established as a public park. During WWII, the unused manor was occupied by armed forces and lodges on Kings Weston Road were lost. An initial application for Heritage Lottery Funding was made in February 1998 to restore historic features. The application was finally approved in March 1999 and between 1999 and 2007, £6 million Heritage Lottery Funding was used to address the rapidly deteriorating landscape and restoring the Dairy Garden and Terrace, Woodlands, Meadows and Archaeological features. .

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