Description

BRIDGWATER

ST2937 NORTHGATE
736-1/5/144 (West side)
06/06/73 Wares Warehouse (Bridgwater Dock)

GV II

Warehouse, converted for residential and commercial use in
1980s. 1840-1850. Possibly by Thomas Maddicks, engineer of the
docks. Flemish-bond brick, limestone coping to the parapet,
cornice band, quoins, cills to loading bays and rusticated
plinth. Double-pitched hipped slate roof articulated by
parapets of 4 fire-walls. Rectangular plan. 4 storeys;
15-window range to the north-east facade facing the dock. 5
similar bays each have a recess to centre with full-width
cambered arches and stone cill bands to former loading bays on
each floor, these now have C20 French windows with railings.
To each side are slit windows. On the cornice band, above each
recess are hoods on brackets. The left return has C20
two-light casement windows. The south-east facade has 4 bays,
similar in most ways to front except that the French windows
below the hoods on brackets are not in recesses and are
flanked by C20 flat concrete arches to 2-light casement
windows. INTERIOR: ground floor is occupied by a restaurant,
gymnasium and offices, upper floors are apartments. History:
Built in 1841 when the dock was finished, the warehouse had
only 3 bays, 2 were added later. It is possible that the
bricks were made of clay from the dock basin and fired in a
brickworks set up by the Canal Company to use the spoil from
the excavations.
(Murless B J: Bridgwater Docks and the River Parrett:
Bridgwater: 1983-: 15).

Listing NGR: ST2976137496

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26491867

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)