Begbrook

Begbrook is a suburb of Bristol, between Stapleton and Frenchay, just north-west of the River Frome. It is named after the eponymous stream, which is a tributary of the River Frome. It is in the Frome Vale electoral ward of Bristol. ^[1]

Begbrook Green Park and Begbrook Primary Academy are in the area. ^{[2] [3]}

The small Frenchay Village Museum ^[4] is in Begbrook Green Park, bordering Frenchay. ^{[5] [6]}

Begbrook House

Begbrook House stood until 11 November 1913, when it was burnt out by a fire, overlooking the River Frome just north of the tributary stream. Begbrook House was owned by Hugh Thomas Coles, a banker and treasurer of Clifton College, but unused since 1912 when he moved away. Suffragettes were suspected of making an arson attack on the house in a campaign for the release from prison of Rachel Pease and Mary Richardson. The modern Begbrook House Care Home now stands on the site. ^[7]

References

1. Bristol City Council. "Frome Vale Polling Districts (map)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
2. "Begbrook Green Park". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
3. "Begbrook Primary Academy". Bristol City Council. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "Frenchay Village Museum". Frenchay Tuckett Society. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. "Tiny Frenchay museum gets planning permission to expand". BBC News. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
6. "Museum marks 10 years since Frenchay Hospital closure". Downend Voice. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
7. Boyce, Lucienne (23 January 2015). "Spotlight On…Begbrook House, Frenchay, Bristol". Lucienne Boyce Blog. Retrieved 19 May 2025.

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