BLAISE-CASTLE, the seat of J. S. Harford, Esq., in Henbury parish, Gloucester; in a picturesque limestone ravine, 4 miles NNW of Bristol. The house is modern, and contains a fine collection of pictures. The grounds are beautiful, both naturally and artificially; and have a lofty tower which commands a brilliant view across the Severn into Wales.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))