Bridge
House
1 Bridge St.
St George's
Bermuda
Behind King's Square
This long-established gallery, recently renovated, displays antiques and collectibles, old Bermudian items, original paintings, Bermuda-made crafts, as well as a studio that belonged to Jill Amos Raine, a well-known Bermuda watercolor artist.
Owned by the National Trust, the house was constructed in the mid-17th century. It was once the home of several Governors. Its most colorful owner was Bridger Goodrich, a Loyalist from Virginia, whose privateers once blockaded Chesapeake Bay. So devoted was he to the king that he sabotaged Bahamian vessels trading with the American colonies.
The house is called Bridge because a bridge used to stand over a muddy creek (filled in now).
Most things in this gallery are Bermuda made, the best of the works of local artists and craftspeople, including all the books by David F.Raine.
A fine collection of genuine 19th
century maps and prints can be found here alongside a selection of
collectable antiques.
