[1] The neoclassical two-storey limestone building has a symmetrical front in the centre of which is a pedimented portico with tuscan on ionic columns with a balcony above.

He held this office during the riots caused by the rejection of the Reform Bill in the House of Commons.

The house was purchased by Richard Drake and sold five years later in 1872 to Henry Thomas Bridges.

He was the Chairman of Messrs Rowe Brothers and Co[9] which was a manufacturer of lead ware, brass taps and other kitchen and bathroom products.

[10] Their factory called Rowes Leadworks in Anchor Square Bristol still exists today.

By 1949 the house had been acquired by Richard Ramsey Garden, an ophthalmic surgeon who practiced in Bristol.

[12] In 2015 it achieved a green charter mark for the way in which energy and waste are managed to reduce the carbon footprint of the building.