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'Sustainable future' Trust could take over estate mansion
Bristol Post
|October 07, 2025
A TRUST could soon take over the historic and largely derelict Ashton Court Mansion with an ambitious programme of repairs. The mansion is located in the sprawling Ashton Court grounds to the west of Bristol and parts are used for events and functions.
Ashton Court Mansion
The Grade-I listed building has been owned by Bristol City Council since 1959. But Historic England believes the mansion is at risk due to its deteriorating condition. Now the council is considering handing over the mansion on a long lease to a trust who will carry out the repairs.
The proposals put forward by the Bristol Historic Buildings Trust will be considered by councillors on the strategy and resources policy committee on Monday, October 13. A committee report set out the details of their plans, including how to fix the leaky roof.
This story is from the October 07, 2025 edition of Bristol Post.
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