13-811: Mansion House may refer to: Great Britain and Ireland [ edit ] Mansion House, Bristol Mansion House, Dublin Mansion House, Hurstpierpoint , West Sussex Mansion House, London Mansion House tube station , on the London Underground Mansion House, Cardiff Mansion House, Doncaster , South Yorkshire Mansion House, Newcastle upon Tyne Mansion House, Newport Mansion House, Old Warden Park , Bedfordshire Mansion House, Swansea Mansion House, York , North Yorkshire United States [ edit ] Joseph Smith Mansion House , Nauvoo, Illinois,
26-755: A contributing property to the Nauvoo Historic District The Mansion House (Robbinston, Maine) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Mansion House (Public Landing, Maryland) , NRHP-listed Mansion House (Trenton, New Jersey) , NRHP-listed Mansion House (McDowell, Virginia) , NRHP-listed Mathew H. Ritchey House , NRHP-listed and also known as Mansion House Mansion House at Culver Studios in Culver City, California Other places [ edit ] Mansion House, Baguio ,
39-584: A municipal building on Clifton Down , Bristol , England. It is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Bristol . The first mansion house in Bristol was erected in Queen Square in 1783. A carriage carrying the anti-reform judge Charles Wetherell and the mayor Charles Pinney was attacked on 29 October 1831 and they sought refuge in the mansion house. The 14th Light Dragoons sought to protect
52-615: A summer retreat house of the President of the Philippines better known simply as The Mansion Mansion House, Kawau Island , house in New Zealand owned by Governor Grey See also [ edit ] Mansion (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mansion House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
65-401: The Lord Mayor of Bristol . Works of art in the mansion house include a portrait by Thomas Lawrence of the former member of parliament , Richard Hart Davis , a portrait by Walter William Ouless of the former mayor, Christopher James Thomas, and a landscape painting by John Syer depicting St Mary Redcliffe . Charles Wetherell Sir Charles Wetherell (1770 – 17 August 1846)
78-426: The house and Wetherell and Pinney escaped, but ultimately the house was stormed by rioters, looted and burnt to the ground during the subsequent rioting . A second mansion house was established on Great George Street shortly thereafter but this was closed following the cut-backs associated with Municipal Corporations Act 1835 . The current building was commissioned as a private house by Alderman Thomas Proctor, who
91-400: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mansion_House&oldid=1237053012 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mansion House, Bristol The Mansion House is
104-485: Was Solicitor-General between 1824 and 1826 and Attorney General between 20 September 1826 and 27 April 1827, and again between 19 February 1828 and 29 June 1829. In May 1829, Wetherell made a violent speech in opposition to Catholic Emancipation , and was dismissed by the Duke of Wellington . He was Recorder of Bristol during the riots of 1831. From 1835 up to his death in 1846, he was Chancellor of Durham . Wetherell
117-462: Was a cornice with huge stone modillions . Internally, the principal room was the main reception room on the first floor which was 27 feet (8.2 m) long and 27 feet (8.2 m) wide. Proctor gave the house to Bristol Corporation in May 1874, at the suggestion of his wife, shortly before he died in 1876. The building subsequently served as lodgings for visiting judges and as the official residence of
130-481: Was a demy at Magdalen College, Oxford from 1788 to 1791, graduating B.A. in 1790 and M.A. in 1793. Wetherell was a Member of Parliament (MP) for a considerable period, representing Rye from 1812 to 1813, Shaftesbury from 1813 to 1818, and Oxford from 1820 to 1826. He was elected MP for Hastings in 1826 but had to stand down when appointed Attorney-General . He represented Plympton Erle from December 1826 to 1830 and Boroughbridge from 1830 to 1832. He
143-615: Was an English lawyer, politician, and judge. Wetherell was born in Oxford , the third son of Reverend Nathan Wetherell , of Durham , Master of the University College and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford . His mother was Richarda Croke (1743?-1812), sister of Sir Alexander Croke, of Studley Priory , Oxfordshire . He was educated at St Paul's School, London and matriculated at University College in 1786. He
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#1732772371097156-439: Was completed in 1867. The design of the three-storey building involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing onto Clifton Down. The central bay, which was slightly projected forward, featured large semi-circular bay windows on the ground floor and first floor, while the outer bays featured more conventionally sized bay windows. The second floor was fenestrated by tri-partite windows in all three bays. At roof level, there
169-578: Was the proprietor of a fertiliser business. The site he selected became available when the Society of Merchant Venturers donated Clifton Down to Bristol Corporation in 1861. Alderman Proctor's Drinking Fountain , on the green opposite the house, commemorates the donation of the land. The new house, which was originally known as "Elmdale", was designed by George and Henry Godwin in the Renaissance style , built in red brick with stone finishings and
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