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Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular 17th century stable court. After repair by Alfred Hoare Powell , it was the first house acquired by the National Trust, in 1907, on the recommendation of the antiquarian Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley . [ 8 ]
Hinkley Point adjoins Bridgwater Bay, a Site of Special Scientific Interest [3] and nature reserve, [4] and is a popular location for birdwatching and fossil hunting. A visitor centre in Bridgwater gives access to information, as well as running tours of the plant. There is also a nature trail which features plants, birds and butterflies.
One more is redundant: the Aller Moor station near the bridge is now incorporated into a private house. The original mid-19th century machinery is listed and preserved in situ. A few miles west is the preserved very early Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum , which is in steam on regular occasions.
The Blake Museum works closely with the Bridgwater Heritage Group, which was established in 2012 by the late Dr Peter Cattermole [12] to publish detailed illustrated accounts online of the town's lost buildings. Dr Cattermole was the museum's first Honorary Curator after its return to the town council, in 2009.
Prior to this, it was part of the non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District. [9] It is also part of the Bridgwater county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
A motorway will partially close overnight so emergency resurfacing work can take place after a huge diesel spill. Lanes one and two of the M5, between J24 and J23, near Bridgwater, Somerset, will ...