Historic houses · South West England
Castle House, Bridgwater
In or near Wembdon.
Castle House, Bridgwater — finalist in 2004 series of Restoration UK TV series.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bridgwater · 0.8 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Castle House in Bridgwater, you can take a train to Bridgwater station, which is 0.8 km away. The postcode is TA6 3DD for sat-nav directions. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Castle House, Bridgwater is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "finalist in 2004 series of Restoration UK TV series". Coordinates: 51.1292°, -3.0022°.
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Protected designations
- National Nature Reserve: SOMERSET WETLANDS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Castle House is a house in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Castle House is associated with two important Sedgemoor families, the Boards and the Ackermans; John Board (1802-1861) who extended his family's brick company into cement in 1844, and his grandson William Ackerman who joined the company in 1871 and is credited with the first ‘true’ Portland cement.’ Built in 1851 to resemble a Tudor gatehouse, the construction uses panels of prefabricated concrete, with significant further usage of concrete throughout the building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The house 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. The house is two storeys high and designed to look like an ornate Tudor gatehouse. Bays to the sides of the building form stairwells. It was designated as a Grade II* listed building on 16 December 1974. Inside, the building includes more concrete features, such as the staircase, the handrails and the window frames.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1292, -3.0022
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Bridgwater
- Postcode
- TA6 3DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bridgwater
- Established
- 1851
- Nearest railway station
- Bridgwater — 0.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5050157 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Castle House, Bridgwater (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: CastleHouseBridgwater.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Castle House, Bridgwater?
- Castle House, Bridgwater is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA6 3DD), in the parish of Bridgwater.
- What is Castle House, Bridgwater?
- Castle House, Bridgwater — finalist in 2004 series of Restoration UK TV series.
- How do I get to Castle House, Bridgwater?
- The nearest railway station is Bridgwater, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TA6 3DD.
- When was Castle House, Bridgwater built?
- Built or established in 1851.
- Who owns Castle House, Bridgwater?
- Castle House, Bridgwater is owned by | designation1 =Grade II* Listed Building.
- Is Castle House, Bridgwater a listed building?
- Castle House, Bridgwater is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Castle House, Bridgwater a protected site?
- Yes — Castle House, Bridgwater is part of the SOMERSET WETLANDS National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Castle House, Bridgwater?
- The nearest railway station is Bridgwater, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TA6 3DD.