10-611: Fairfield House may refer to: Fairfield House, Bath in Newbridge, Bath, England and the Home in Exile of Emperor Haile Selassie Fairfield House, Nelson , New Zealand Fairfield House at Uppingham School , England Rocky Mills , a c. 1750 colonial house relocated to Henrico County, Virginia, USA and renamed Fairfield See also [ edit ] Fairfield (Berryville, Virginia) ,
20-569: A day centre by a number of groups including the Bath Ethnic Minority Senior Citizens' Association, Age Concern , the Ethiopian Coptic Church and a Rastafari church. In 2014 a community group, Friends of Fairfield House, were negotiating a Community Asset Transfer in order to preserve and develop the house. In 2019 a Community Interest Company was established to support the running of
30-587: A historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fairfield House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fairfield_House&oldid=1192116722 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
40-526: A residence for the aged. The Italianate two-storey house was built around 1850, probably by James Wilson , on Kelston Road in the northwest outskirts of the city. The house has significance to the UK Rastafari movement because it was bought in 1936 by Haile Selassie I after the death of the previous owner Mrs Campbell-White, following a short stay at the Bath Spa Hotel , while the house
50-531: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fairfield House, Bath Fairfield House , in Newbridge , Bath , England is a Grade II listed building . It was the residence of Haile Selassie I , Emperor of Ethiopia , during the five years they spent in England (1936–41). Following his return to Ethiopia , he donated it to the city of Bath in 1958 as
60-464: The house as a community asset. [REDACTED] Media related to Fairfield House at Wikimedia Commons 51°23′25″N 2°23′59″W / 51.3902°N 2.3998°W / 51.3902; -2.3998 Community Asset Transfer Community asset transfer ( CAT ) is a procedure under United Kingdom law that allows a local community to take on the ownership or management of publicly owned buildings or land, at less than market rates, for
70-521: The period 2011-2012. Premises subject to the procedure, said to be in community asset ownership , now number in the thousands. The procedure is distinct from the assets of community value initiative, although the two are often conflated. It is also distinct from the related community right to bid , which allows community groups to have a "first refusal" if premises of community interest, such as community halls or pubs, are put up for sale by public or private owners. This article relating to law in
80-607: The purposes of promoting social, economic and environmental well-being. Agreement by the public body is at their own discretion. A pilot project, Advancing Assets for Communities , took place in Birmingham in 2008. A national organisation called the Asset Transfer Unit was established to oversee the initiative, and to support both parties in CAT arrangements. There were around 1,500 such transfers in England in
90-601: Was my next door neighbour" amongst people who were children in the Bath area during his residence. In 1943 it was used as a home for babies evacuated from Chippenham . Haile Selassie gave the house to the City of Bath in 1958 during the visit when he was given the Freedom of the City . Fairfield House was used as a care home until 1993, when new room size requirements made it unsuitable for such use. Since then it has been used as
100-436: Was renovated. He lived in the house with his family and staff for five years. The renovation provided a large double drawing room with two fireplaces, and a dining room with pantry. The rooms for Haile Selassie to meet contacts and supporters included a 'telephone room' or small office and the morning room. There were five principal bedrooms with rooms in the attic for servants. There are numerous accounts of "Haile Selassie I
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