Castle House, Bridgwater

Castle House
Location Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Coordinates 51°07′45″N 3°00′08″W / 51.12917°N 3.00222°W / 51.12917; -3.00222Coordinates: 51°07′45″N 3°00′08″W / 51.12917°N 3.00222°W / 51.12917; -3.00222
Built 1851
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated 16 December 1974[1]
Reference no. 373965
Location of Castle House in Somerset

Castle House in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was built in 1851 for William Ackerman. Much of the building is made of brick but it was one of the first buildings to make extensive use of Portland cement for pre-cast concrete.[2] It has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.[1]

The building includes many ornamental, and some structural uses of concrete demonstrating "an innovative interpretation of traditional masonry features in concrete".[3]

Castle House was a finalist in the 2nd BBC television series Restoration in 2004 and was supported by friends of Joe Strummer.[4]

It is included in the Heritage at Risk Register produced by English Heritage,[5] and English Heritage provided funding for the restoration project.[6]

In 2012 a grant of £300,000 was made by NNB Generation Company (part of Électricité de France) as part of monies paid to the local community for the development of Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to the SAVE Trust for the restoration of Castle House.[7] It is planned to transfer the building to the Bridgwater carnival once restoration is complete.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Castle House". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  2. ↑ Warren, Derrick (2005). Curious Somerset. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7509-4057-3.
  3. ↑ "Castle House, Queen Street (South side), Bridgwater". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  4. ↑ Jury, Louise (2004-07-07). "Bridgewater calling: Strummer's friends want concrete folly turned into memorial". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
  5. ↑ "South West England" (PDF). Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. p. 6. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  6. ↑ "The SAVE Trust - Castle House". Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Deed of Development Consent Obligations pursuant to section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to Hinkley Point C, Somerset" (PDF). UK Government. pp. 48–49. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Architectural Fund 2012". Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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