Bleak House Museum
Bleak House Museum
4.5
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Martha S
Shediac, Canada40 contributions
Jul 2024 • Friends
We just about passed up on the tour. So glad we didn't. We had the pleasure of meeting William Shea ( our tour guide ). He was a very well spoken, well informed and pleasant addition to the beauty of this old gem.
It is interesting to see young people filling the role of guide for a summer job, it was very much a wonderful treat.
The home itself is well preserved, well appointed and does certainly tell the stories of the time it was lived in.
I'm happy to have stayed awhile at the Bleak House.
It is interesting to see young people filling the role of guide for a summer job, it was very much a wonderful treat.
The home itself is well preserved, well appointed and does certainly tell the stories of the time it was lived in.
I'm happy to have stayed awhile at the Bleak House.
Written August 14, 2024
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May 2023
Who owns the other Earle house, a duplex that was probably built around the time of the Great War? It's a duplex and is featured on the Town of Fogo Island home page. It's a beautiful upper middle class home and was built as a duplex. It was called "Hillview", I believe. I'm not sure which Earle family lived in it. I question whether Bleak House was in use up to 1967 since when I lived in Hillview (the smaller duplex), Bleak House was used only by sheep. That 2nd Earle house, Hillview had hardwood floors, a lovely staircase that went to the 3rd floor, a kitchen with a tin ceiling, 3 ceramic fireplaces (one in the living room, front room; and one each in the 2 bedrooms on the 2nd floor). I was told by a Miller that these houses were built from kits. Certainly believable because the carpentry and wood finishing was excellent.
Written May 5, 2023
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harry w
Burlington, Canada1,065 contributions
Aug 2017 • Couples
Original or period furnishing were well displayed to give an idea of how the upper class lived at the end of the 19th century. Learned that the status of the people in each bedroom was determined by the # of steps up or down it took to get into the room.
Written October 16, 2017
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joanna_loves_2_travel
Inuvik, Canada546 contributions
Aug 2016 • Family
Visited here with two young boys and I was a bit worried that they wouldn't enjoy visiting a low key tourist spot but they really enjoyed our visit. We took the free tour provided. The tour guide was very friendly and informative. There is no charge to enter the site but they do have a donation box. Overall an interesting and informative visit.
Written August 1, 2016
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RiverOwl
St. John's, Canada14 contributions
Jun 2015 • Friends
Our group enjoyed our visit here. Lots of interesting items to see. The guide was knowledgeable. Great photo ops. Clearly an influx of funding would do the place some good. Seems to be run by a hearty crew of volunteers who are passionate about the history of their town.
Written February 3, 2016
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lazydaysnl
Gander NL1,749 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
Bleak House is the last building standing of what was once a large enterprise run by the residents of the home. Important to the fishing industry and local economy, the factories that once sat here employed many. In one Record Book my husband saw the names of his father, grandfather and great uncle where they had been paid one dollar each. The community guides do an excellent job of explaining the importance of the property and the artifact within.
Written December 21, 2015
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rmurraz
London, UK8 contributions
Sept 2015
This is both a beautiful house, oozing with history and with an excellent guide. It shows you how the other half (the richer half) lived in Fogo and the town deserves a medal for saving it.
Written September 24, 2015
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Redcanoe63
Annapolis Royal, Canada64 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
Our guide Kelsey gave us an exceptional tour of the Bleakhouse! So incredible to see and learn about this merchant house and the people and happenings. Incredibly furnished and restored and our #1 pic of the museums that we popped into. We spent more than 30 min as it was a slow day so she could afford that time with us. Very worthwhile checking out.
Written July 27, 2019
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bhoppins
Innisfail, Canada345 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
We made a 30 minute stop at this mercantile Museum home. It was a grand house in it days. Well decorated rooms. The tour guide is a pleasant local lady but she needs more training to give a more thorough tour.
Written September 17, 2018
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tilleybishop
Harbour Grace, Canada113 contributions
Sept 2018 • Couples
This old house has plenty of history and anyone going to Fogo needs to go by this house it is filled with artifacts and is a wonderful trip down memory road. I would recommend this to anyone who visits this area
Written September 7, 2018
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