Fairfield House
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Fairfield House, in Newbridge
, Bath, England
, was the residence of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
, during the five years he spent in exile (1936–41). 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 1840–50 and has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade II listed building.
Newbridge, Bath
Newbridge is a largely residential electoral ward within Bath, England. Informally, Newbridge refers to the area of Bath that roughly corresponds to the ward boundaries....
, Bath, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, was the residence of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia
Emperor of Ethiopia
The Emperor of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. The Emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country...
, during the five years he spent in exile (1936–41). Following his return to Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, 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
Rastafari movement
The Rastafari movement or Rasta is a new religious movement that arose in the 1930s in Jamaica, which at the time was a country with a predominantly Christian culture where 98% of the people were the black descendants of slaves. Its adherents worship Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia , as God...
.
The house was built around 1840–50 and has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade II listed building.
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 programme narrated by Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
, 1999, HTV West, includes accounts of Bath residents who met Haile Selassie: part 1, part 2 Produced and directed by Shawn Naphtali Sobers