Ashley Down is an area in the north of

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. It lies on high ground east of Bishopston, north of St Andrews and

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, west of Muller Road and south of

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. The main artery is Ashley Down Road. Since May 2016 it is part of the Bishopston & Ashley Down ward of

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. Ashley Down was developed in Victorian times. A number of large detached villas were built on Ashley Down Road. Smaller terraced houses were built in the north of the district.

Muller Homes

In 1845

George Müller George Müller (born Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller, 27 September 1805 – 10 March 1898) was a Christian evangelist and the director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He was one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren mov ...

entered into a contract for the purchase of 7 acres (28,000 m²) of ground at £120 per acre (£0.03/m²) for the accommodation, feeding, clothing and education of 300 destitute and orphan children. On 18 June 1849 the orphans transferred to the new building, designed by local architect Thomas Foster. By the time he died in 1898, Müller had received £1,500,000 through prayer and had over 10,000 children in his care. The orphanage continued on the Ashley Down site until 1958. Orphan Houses 2, 4 and 5 are now owned by Bristol City College, while No 3 House (in which Müller lived for the last few years of his life and in which he died), on the other side of Ashley Down Road was converted into private flats in 2007. No 1 House is currently (2010) being redeveloped as flats. In 1958 the buildings became Bristol College of Science and Technology (more recently changed to

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Campus). The site has been used as the film set for the

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''. Muller Road, which runs near the site of the orphanage, is named after its founder.

County Cricket Ground

In 1889

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bought some land at Ashley Down, which became and remained the home of

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. The ground has a capacity of 8,000. In July 2009, Gloucestershire C.C.C. announced plans to redevelop the ground into a 20,000 capacity stadium. The ground will also include a "world class" media centre and conference facilities. In March 2010,

gave the go-ahead for the new ground. Once completed, the ground will be one of the biggest cricketing venues in England and, as a result, the club hopes it will become a regular venue for international matches and one of the host grounds of the

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. Ashley Down Old Boys' RFC is a rugby club playing in Gloucestershire League I. They are members of the

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Transportation

Between 1864 and 1964 Ashley Down was served by

Ashley Hill railway station Ashley Hill railway station was a railway station serving the area of Ashley Down in the north of Bristol, England. It was located on what is now known as Filton Bank. It was served by stopping trains to Severn Beach (via Pilning), Avonmouth (vi ...

. The site of the station is scheduled to be redeveloped and reopened as Ashley Down station in 2021 as part of the MetroWest scheme.

References

External links

Geograph of the Ashley Down area
{{Districts of Bristol Areas of Bristol