Castle House, Bridgwater

Castle House
Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England
Coordinates:
Built: 1851
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated: 16 December, 1974[1]
Reference #: 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 Buildings at Risk Register produced by English Heritage.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Castle House". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=373965. 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. http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=14928. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  4. ^ Jury, Louise (2004-07-07). "Bridgewater calling: Strummer's friends want concrete folly turned into memorial". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/bridgewater-calling-strummers-friends-want-concrete-folly-turned-into-memorial-552323.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  5. ^ "South West England". Heritage at Risk. English Heritage. pp. 6. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/HAR_Register_South_West_2009/southwest-2009-har-register.pdf. Retrieved 30 June 2010.