Fairfield House
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| Fairfield | |
| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Bath |
| Country | England |
| Construction start date | c1840 |
| Completion date | c1850 |
| Style | Italianate |
Fairfield House, in Newbridge, Bath, England, was the residence of Emperor Haile Selassie I during the five years he spent in exile (1936–1941). Following his return to Ethiopia, he donated it to the city of Bath as a residence for the aged, and it remains so to this day. There are numerous accounts of "Haile Selassie I was my next door neighbour" amongst people who were children in the Bath area during his residence.
The house has significance to the UK Rastafari movement.
The house was built around 1840-1850 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[1]
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[edit] External links
- The Emperor Haile Selassie I in Bath 1936 - 1940, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
- Golden Jubilee Anniversary of HIM Haile Selassie's Visit to Bath, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
- Fairfield House, Bath, photographs, Anglo-Ethiopian Society
- Footsteps of The Emperor, TV program narrated by Benjamin Zephaniah, 1999, HTV West, includes accounts of Bath residents who met Haile Selassie: part 1, part 2 Produced & Directed by Shawn Naphtali Sobers
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