Image Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church.jpg alt Statue of figure with outstretched arm. To the left ... Corn Exchange, Bridgwater Corn Exchange , Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Church of St Mary and statue ... name Bridgwater population 33,698 population ref ref name popn cite web url http www.webcitation.org ... County Council accessdate 17 December 2009 ref shire district Sedgemoor civil parish Bridgwater shire county Somerset region South West England constituency westminster Bridgwater and West Somerset UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset post town BRIDGWATER postcode district TA5, TA6, TA7 postcode area TA dial code 01278 os grid reference ST305370 Bridgwater is a market town and civil ... Districts of England district , and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major ... a population of 33,698 . ref name popn Bridgwater is situated, on the edge of the Somerset Levels ... to Taunton by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal . Bridgwater is located between two junctions of the M5 motorway and Bridgwater railway station is on the main railway line between Bristol and Taunton ... of worship the chief is Church of St Mary, Bridgwater St Mary Magdalene s church . A house in Blake ... Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival . Etymology It is thought that the town was originally called Brigg ... Walter, eventually corrupted to Bridgwater. An alternative version is that it derives from Bridge ... year 1954 publisher Christopher Johnson location London isbn pages 101 116 ref History Bridgwater ... of the County of Somerset Volume 6 Andersfield, Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds Bridgwater ... near Bridgwater, after the Denmark Danish invasion in 875, while in 878 the major engagement of the Battle ... map showing the main roads and the river. thumb right 250px A map of Bridgwater from 1946 William Brewer justice William Briwere was granted the Feudalism lordship of the Manorialism Manor of Bridgwater by John of England in 1201, ref name somharbours and founded Bridgwater Friary . ref cite web url ... more details
Infobox Motorway Services image Travelodge, Bridgwater Services geograph.org.uk 1319561.jpg image caption name Bridgwater Services road M5 motorway M5 county Somerset operator Moto Hospitality previousoperator First dateopened 1999 website http www.moto way.com home.asp Moto location map Somerset lat 51.104829 long 2.995598 Bridgwater services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Bridgwater in Somerset , England . The services are located off junction 24 and can be accessed from both carriageways. It is owned by Moto Hospitality Moto . It was previously operated by First Motorway Services. The services station has a multi storey car park as well as a coach and lorry park. The services are in easy reach of Taunton 11 miles and Minehead 26 miles . The address is Junction 24, M5, Huntworth Business Park, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6TS. Facilities Burger King The Eat and Drink Co. WHSmith Travelodge Toilets Kids Play Area Payphones Cash Machine BP Fuel Location The services are located at junction 24 of the M5 motorway M5 , near the Somerset town of Bridgwater. Access is via a roundabout on the A38 road External links http www.moto way.com page.cfm?Section 2&location 14&Category Home Moto Official Site Bridgwater http motorwayservicesonline.co.uk services bridgwater Motorway Services Online Bridgwater http www.motorwayservices.info area.php?area 3 Motorway Services Info Bridgwater UK Motorway Service Station succession box road M5 Motorway before Sedgemoor services Sedgemoor after Taunton Deane services Taunton Deane UK Motorway Service Stations Moto Category 1999 establishments Category M5 motorway service stations Category Moto motorway service stations Category Buildings and structures in Somerset Category Transport in Somerset ... more details
Infobox monastery name Bridgwater Friary image order Franciscan mother established 1245 disestablished 1538 diocese churches founder William Briwere dedication people location Bridgwater , Somerset , England oscoor gbmappingsmall ST297368 remains public access Location map Somerset lat 51.1268 long 3.0051 width 180 float right caption Bridgwater Friary shown within Somerset br gbmapping ST297368 Bridgwater Friary was a Franciscan monastery established in 1245 and dissolved in 1538 in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. It was founded by William Briwere and moved from another location. Further buildings were added in 1278 and 1284. ref name wessexarch cite web url http www.scribd.com doc 2955970 Bridgwater Friary Somerset title Bridgwater Friary, Somerset publisher Wessex Archeology accessdate 6 January 2010 ref The church was rebuilt in the 15th century and consecrated in 1445. ref cite web url http www.wessexarch.co.uk projects somerset bridgwater friarn index.html title Friarn Meadow, Bridgwater, Somerset date 2008 04 30 publisher Wessex Archeology accessdate 6 January 2010 ref After the dissolution of the monasteries it became a mansion house. There have been various attempts to excavated the site with decorated tiles, ref cite web url http www.friarn.co.uk medievaltiles index.htm title Medieval decorated tile from Friarn Meadow, Bridgwater accessdate 6 January 2010 ref and other building fragments now in the Blake Museum . The only visible remains are an old door in Silver Street. ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her details.asp?prn 12435 title Franciscan Friary and later mansion, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 6 January 2010 ref The site is also crossed by a linear feature thought to date from the English Civil War . ref name wessexarch References reflist coord 51.1252 3.0071 type landmark region GB display title Category Monasteries in Somerset Category 1245 establishments Category 1538 ... more details
Infobox Newspaper name Bridgwater Times image caption type weekly format tabloid foundation ceased publication price free owners Northcliffe Media publisher editor chiefeditor assoceditor staff language English political circulation 26,117 ref cite web url http www.thisisnorthcliffe.co.uk newspaper ?genid 115&homeid 2&pageno 1®ionid 5¢reid 53&subcentreid 4&publicationid 220 title Bridgwater Times accessdate 2007 11 10 format work NNG Newspaper ref headquarters ISSN website The Bridgwater Times is a free weekly newspaper, for Bridgwater , Somerset , England . It is owned by Northcliffe Media , part of the Daily Mail and General Trust newsgroup. References reflist Northcliffe Media UK newspaper stub Category Northcliffe Media Category Newspapers published in England Category Companies based in Somerset Category Media in Somerset ... more details
John Bridgwater born 10 January 1938 is a retired Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge . ref name Debretts http www.debretts.com people biographies month january 10360 John BRIDGWATER.aspx Debretts People of Today Online John Bridgwater, FREng ref Bridgwater gained a Bachelor of Arts BA in chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge in 1959, an MSE in chemical engineering at Princeton University in 1961. ref name cheng.cam http www.cheng.cam.ac.uk people bridgwater.html Chemical Engineering, Cambridge Prof John Bridgwater ref He then worked for Courtaulds ref name Debretts before returning to Cambridge, obtaining a Phd in 1973 ref name cheng.cam and a lectureship. ref name Debretts In 1980 he took up a post as professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham , becoming Head of Department from 1983 to 1989, ref name Bham http www.eng.bham.ac.uk chemical history5.shtml A history of chemical engineering at Birmingham 1980 2000 ref and Dean of the Faculty from 1989 1992 ref name Debretts In 1993 he took up the position of Shell Professor of Chemical Engineering at Cambridge, which he held until his retirement in 2004, being also Head of Department from 1993 to 1998. ref name Symp http www.cheng.cam.ac.uk research conferences jbsymposium.html John Bridgwater Symposium ref Upon his retirement a symposium was held to celebrate his achievements, particularly in research into particle science, where he had authored some 200 papers. ref name Symp Bridgwater was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering from 1987 and President of the Institution of Chemical Engineers for 1997 8. ref name Debretts References reflist Shell Professors of Chemical Engineering Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bridgwater, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 10 January 1938 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bridgwater, John Category 1938 births Category Living people ... more details
Peter Bridgwater 7 March 1935 21 June 2005 was the first president of the San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Clash . Prior to arriving in the Bay Area, Bridgwater was an executive of the Vancouver Whitecaps NASL franchise. He had been involved with professional soccer in San Jose, California San Jose since 1984, when he was named general manager of the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League . Bridgwater later bought the Earthquakes professional sports league organization franchise , and then after the North American Soccer League NASL ceased operations in 1985, he founded the Western Soccer League , forerunner to the American Professional Soccer League &mdash later known as the A League and now the USL First Division. Bridgwater was also venue director for World Cup 1994 at Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, California. The success of World Cup 94 sparked the formation of the MLS and The San Jose Clash. Since 1984 Bridgwater did more to keep soccer alive in San Jose, California than any other person. unreferenced date October 2006 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Bridgwater, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Bridgwater, Peter Category 1935 births Category 2005 deaths Category American soccer chairmen and investors Category San Jose Earthquakes US footy bio stub ... more details
Image Emmy Bridgwater The Fountain.jpg thumb 200px Emmy Bridgwater, The Fountain 1945 , Oil on panel. Emma Frith Bridgwater November 10, 1906 March 13, 1999 , ref name chronology Citation last R ll first Lisa chapter Emmy Bridgwater a Family and Artistic Chronology editor surname Sidey title Surrealism ... 2000 isbn 0 7093 0235 5 year 2000 . ref known as Emmy Bridgwater , was an England English artist and poet ... provenart dealer stock details.cgi?d id &a id 10490 EMMY BRIDGWATER 1906 99 Modern British ... Museums and Art Gallery publication date 2000 isbn 0 7093 0235 5 year 2000 . ref Biography Emmy Bridgwater ... Citation last R ll first Lisa chapter Lost and found family, mythology and Emmy Bridgwater editor surname ... Bandages.jpg thumb left upright Emmy Bridgwater, Necessary Bandages 1942 , oil on panel Bridgwater ... obituary http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4158 is 19990526 ai n14238013 Obituary Emmy Bridgwater .... ref name chronology In 1947 Bridgwater was one of six English artists chosen by Andr Breton ... major international surrealist group exhibition. ref name magnetic By the late 1940s, however, Bridgwater ... suspended her artistic career. ref name chronology During the 1970s Bridgwater resumed work, largely ... decades. ref http www.madsci.org lynn juju surr misc bridgwater.html Emmy Bridgwater, Biographical ... in Solihull in 1999. ref name chronology Work Emmy Bridgwater s work in the 1930s and 1940s largely ... also worked in collage . ref name lostandfound Critical reaction Image Emmy Bridgwater Night Work is about to Commence.jpg thumb 200px Emmy Bridgwater, Night Work is About to Commence 1943 , Oil on board. In Arson an ardent review Toni del Renzio wrote of Bridgwater s paintings We do not see these pictures ... first Toni title The Uncouth Invasion The paintings of Emmy Bridgwater newspaper Arson an ardent review year 1942 ref Robert Melville art critic Robert Melville described Bridgwater s paintings as depicting ... Image Emmy Bridgwater Ink Drawing Untitled .jpg thumb right 200px Emmy Bridgwater, Untitled 1941 , Pen ... more details
Infobox military structure name Bridgwater Castle partof location Bridgwater , Somerset image caption map type Somerset latitude 51.12947 longitude 3.00411 map size 200 map caption Shown within Somerset and the British Isles type Castle coordinates code built 1202 builder William Brewer justice William Brewer materials Old Red Sandstone height used 1202 1645 demolished 1645 condition ownership open to public controlledby garrison current commander commanders occupants battles events image2 caption2 Bridgwater Castle was in the town of Bridgwater , Somerset gbmapping ST302378 . The castle was built in 1202 by William Brewer justice William Brewer . ref name gatehouse cite web url http homepage.mac.com philipdavis English 20sites 3242.html title Bridgwater Castle publisher The Gatehouse accessdate 2008 10 12 ref It passed to the king in 1233 ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her details.asp?prn 12419 title Bridgwater Castle, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 2008 10 12 ref and in 1245 repairs were ordered to its motte and bailey motte and towers. During the 11th century Second Barons War against Henry III of England Henry III , Bridgwater was held by the barons against the King. In the English Civil War the town and the castle were held by the Cavalier Royalists under Colonel Sir Francis Wyndham. Eventually, with many buildings destroyed in the town, the castle and its valuable contents were surrendered to the Roundhead Parliamentarians . The castle itself was deliberately destroyed in 1645. Bridgwater ... www.bridgwater.net Town About Town History bridgwater castle.htm title Bridgwater Castle publisher Bridgwater.net ... on in the 1720s to create the Georgian Castle Street, Bridgwater Castle Street . Parts of the castle ... smugglers tunnel unearthed beneath Castle Street last Beal first James date 2008 03 10 work Bridgwater ... About Town History bridgwater castle.htm Bridgwater Castle Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David ... more details
Bridgwater Without is a civil parish in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset , England . It lies to the east and south west of Bridgwater . The parish includes the villages and hamlets of Horsey and Slape Cross, and in 2002 had a population of 405. ref name popn cite web url http www.webcitation.org 5lRyCSu4c title Parish Population Statistics for Sedgemoor work ONS Census 2001 publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 2009 12 17 ref Governance The Parish councils of England parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept local rate to cover the council s operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and Neighbourhood Watch UK neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council s role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters including trees and listed buildings and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council. The village falls within the Non metropolitan district of Sedgemoor , which was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District , ref http www.visionofbritain.org.uk relationships.jsp?u id 10025527&c id 10001043 A Vision of Britain Through Time Bridgwater Rural District ref who are responsible for planning permission local planning and Building ... trading standards , waste disposal and strategic planning. It is also part of the Bridgwater and West Somerset UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater and West Somerset county constituency represented ... W display title Category Sedgemoor Category Civil parishes in Somerset pl Bridgwater Without ... more details
COI date March 2011 POV date March 2011 File Bridgwater College.JPG thumb 300px Bridgwater College Bridgwater College is a further education FE college primarily based in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. It has centres in Cannington, Somerset Cannington , Yeovil , and Paignton . The college s 2006 Ofsted report stated that there were 15,801 students enrolled in the 2004 5 period. It also gave an Outstanding Grade 1 to all areas assessed. ref name ofsted cite web url http www.ofsted.gov.uk oxcare reports download 28id 29 223011 28as 29 SC045170 SC.pdf title Bridgwater College, Inspection Report date 2006 work OFSTED website publisher OFSTED accessdate 2010 10 11 ref The College offers courses from entry level through to Higher Education and has links with University of Plymouth by way of The University of Plymouth Colleges network , Bournemouth University , Oxford Brookes University and is part of the Wessex Partnership, in association with Bath Spa University . After a merger with Cannington College in September 2004, Bridgwater College was able to expand its curriculum of full and part time courses for school leavers, adults, university level students, the business community and students from overseas. Centres Bridgwater Centre The main campus houses facilities which include a television studio, forensics laboratory, a motorsport centre and the new 8 million building devoted to Health & Fitness. The centre also houses numerous commercial units such as an early years centre, a beauty ... in the middle of Bridgwater and offers adults Information technology IT , literacy and numeracy ... minister MP Chris Huhne opens new Energy Skills Centre at Bridgwater College url http www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk ... 2011 newspaper Bridgwater Mercury date 24 January 2011 ref The building also has facilities for teaching ... ref Student Union The students union at Bridgwater College provides parties throughout the year, charitable ... www.bridgwater.ac.uk Bridgwater College Official site Universities and colleges in South West England ... more details
Image ROFBridgwater.jpg thumb Entrance to BAE Systems, Bridgwater Royal Ordnance Factory ROF Bridgwater is a factory which produced high explosive s for munition s. It is situated between the village s of Puriton and Woolavington in the Sedgemoor district of Somerset , United Kingdom UK but was always known as ROF Bridgwater, after the nearest town . It is located slightly above sea level , all of it lying between the 5 and 10 metre contour line s on Ordnance Survey maps. BAE Systems closed the facility when decommissioning was completed in July 2008. ref name rof closure cite news url http www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk mostpopular.var.2159743.mostcommented.sad day as firm sheds workforce.php publisher Bridgwater Mercury date 31 March 2008 title Sad day as firm sheds workforce last Colledge first Matthew accessdate 2008 04 15 ref History It was constructed early in World War II for the Ministry of Supply United Kingdom Ministry of Supply , with the Ministry of Works United Kingdom Ministry of Works acting as wiktionary agent Agent s. It was designed as an Explosive ROF , to produce RDX , which was then a new experimental high explosive developed at the Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills ... by the police. ROF Bridgwater was connected to the Great Western Railway GWR by a private branch ... than RDX alone. ROF Bridgwater manufactured RDX in two separate production units which was sent to Filling ... and re cycled its own sulfuric acid . Like all ROFs at the time, ROF Bridgwater operated as a production ... period between 1945 and the Korean War ROF Bridgwater, like ROF Chorley and ROF Glascoed , built ... and 1970s, ROF Bridgwater started producing plastic rocket propellant formulated using ammonium perchlorate ... was added in 1980. Privatisation ROF Bridgwater is now owned by BAE Systems after the Royal Ordnance ... lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Economy of Somerset Category Explosive ROF Bridgwater ... Factories Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox SSSI image Image BridgewaterBay.jpg 200px image caption Bridgwater Bay near the mouth of the River Parrett name Bridgwater Bay aos Somerset interest Biological gridref gbmappingsmall ST290480 latitude 51.2166 longitude 3.2833 displaymap Somerset area convert 3574.1 ha km2 sqmi notifydate start date 1989 enref 1001145 Bridgwater Bay is on the Bristol Channel , convert 5 km mi 1 lk on north of Bridgwater ... nnr 1007190.aspx title Bridgwater Bay NNR accessdate 14 November 2010 work National Nature ... upright Mud danger signs on Bridgwater Bay near the mouth of the River Parrett are necessary because ... English Heritage date ref Image Hinkley Point and Brent Knoll.jpg thumb Hinkley Point in Bridgwater ... public place 14946?has js 0 title Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve accessdate 13 November ... at the western end of the bay. Hinkley Point is a headland extending into Bridgwater Bay convert 5 mi ... bsucopg2 kirby.pdf title Management Operations for the Bridgwater Bay shoreline accessdate 14 November ... radio4 factual opencountry 20080809.shtml title Matt Baker goes mad for mud, fish and relics in Bridgwater ... at Combwich.jpg thumb Tidal mudflats at Combwich , near the mouth of the River Parrett on Bridgwater ... nationally scarce species. ref name sssicitation Consequently Bridgwater Bay is a National Nature ... www.naturalengland.org.uk ourwork conservation designatedareas nnr 1007190.aspx title Bridgwater ... www.english nature.org.uk special nnr nnr details.asp?NNR ID 28 title Bridgwater Bay NNR accessdate ... title Tidal Immersion of Spartina Marsh at Bridgwater Bay, Somerset journal The Journal of Ecology volume ... Coccidula scutellata . ref name sssicitation Bridgwater Bay is a critical feeding ground ... at Bridgwater Bay, Somerset journal IBIS volume 115 issue 2 pages 227 243 url http www3.interscience.wiley.com ... in 1989 Category Bristol Channel Category Wetland Sites of Special Scientific Interest nn Bridgwater Bay pl Bridgwater Bay ... more details
Low resolution, fair use image of The Fountain 1945 , Oil on panel, by Emmy Bridgwater . Souce http www.leicestergalleries.com provenart dealer stock details.cgi?d id &a id 10491 Non free 2D art Non free use rationale Description The Fountain 1945 , Oil on panel, by Emmy Bridgwater Source http www.leicestergalleries.com provenart dealer stock details.cgi?d id &a id 10491 Article Emmy Bridgwater Portion The whole of the art work is represented Low resolution Yes Purpose For critical commentary on the artist of the work Replaceability No free equivalent avialble all works by Emmy Bridgwater remain in copyright as she died in 1999 other information ... more details
Infobox UK disused station name Bridgwater North other name image File Bridgwater north rail station 1901326 6d013cbf.jpg 275px caption The station in 1963 line Bridgwater Railway manager Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway locale Bridgwater borough Sedgemoor latitude longitude start 21 July 1890 end 1 December 1952 platforms 2 Bridgwater North railway station was the terminus of the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway . Opened as part of the Bridgwater Railway on 21 July 1890, it was named Bridgwater, and renamed Bridgwater North in 1949 when it came under British Railways ownership, to avoid confusion with the larger Great Western Railway GWR station in the town. The station consisted of an island platform with a canopy, goods yard and a connection to riverside wharves. The passenger station closed when the branch service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952, although access to the wharves was maintained, via the GWR, for goods until 1967. Bridgwater railway station remains open on the Bristol to Taunton Line . The site today The site is now occupied by a supermarket Sainsburys and an adjacent large retail park. http www.nevard.com sdjr bridgwater.htm Disused Rail Start rail line previous Bawdrip railway station Bawdrip Halt br small Line and station closed small next Terminus route Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway br small London and South Western Railway LSWR & Midland Railway s small col 000080 end box Further reading Butt Stations Harrison, J. D. 1990 . The Bridgwater Railway . Wallingford The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 403 2. External links http www.sdjr.net locations bridgwater.html http www.npemap.org.uk tiles map.html 329,137,1 Station on navigable O.S. map coord 51 08 N 2 59 W display title Category Disused railway stations in Somerset Category Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations ... more details
The Bridgwater Canalside Centre was renamed The Canalside in February 2008 and is a facility located near to the village of Huntworth on the outskirts of Bridgwater in Somerset , England. The site was formerly known as the Hinkley Point Sports and Social Club and was owned by British Energy till it was bought by a charity called BCC Huntworth. The property is less than a mile from Junction 24 of the M5 motorway . It is situated alongside the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal and adjacent to large areas of farmland. The entire site is approximately convert 8 acre m2 and comprises convert 7000 sqft m2 abbr on building complex containing, large dance hall, function rooms, commercial kitchen, squash courts, and ancillary rooms. Outside there are 2 full sized football pitches, flood lit tennis courts, children s play areas and parking for around 100 cars. It was launched in 2006 as a venue for conferences and training, functions, entertainment as well as a range of sport and community activities. The property is used by the Somerset and Sedgemoor District Councils as well as the National Health Service . It has also been the venue of match between the world darts champions in June 2007 and a Paul Stockman event in October 2007. The Bridgwater Canalside Centre is also used as a parking site for the annual Bridgwater carnival, the profits of which are donated to charity. More recently the venue was host to Our NHS Our Future led by top surgeon Lord Ara Darzi from the Ministry of Health and the NHS Review, a week later. references External links http www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk mostpopular.var.2009285.mostviewed.200 pack nhs meeting.php http archive.falmouthpacket.co.uk 2007 2 9 81838.html http www.dymondpromotions.co.uk past events.htm http www.bcch.co.uk coord 51 06 N 2 59 W display title Category Ports and harbours of Somerset Category Sedgemoor Category Buildings and structures in Somerset cy Bridgwater fr Bridgwater nl Bridgwater simple Bridgwater ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Castle Street Bridgwater sign.JPG caption Commemorative plaque name Castle Street location town Bridgwater location country England architect Benjamin Holloway client James ... 51.1295 longitude 3.0025 coordinates display yes Castle Street in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in the 1720s, on a site previously occupied by Bridgwater Castle , by Benjamin Holloway or Fort ... The river was navigable, with care, to Bridgwater town bridge by 400&ndash 500 tonne vessels ... Castle Street. ref cite web url http www.bridgwatersomerset.info history 1 bridgwater castle.php title Bridgwater Castle work History publisher BridgwaterSomerset.info accessdate 2009 05 08 ref Castle ... tunnel unearthed beneath Castle Street last Beal first James date 2008 03 10 work Bridgwater mercury ... title Watching brief 2008 , Castle Street, Bridgwater work Somerset Historic Environment Record publisher Somerset County Council accessdate 2009 05 08 ref South side File Castle Street Bridgwater ... www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373832 title No.1 Castle St, Bridgwater work Images ... www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373834 title No.3, Castle St, Bridgwater work ... Details Default.aspx?id 373836 title No.5, Castle St, Bridgwater work Images of England ... St, Bridgwater work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 01 15 ref ref cite ... walls and outhouse, Castle St, Bridgwater work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 01 15 ref File Bridgwater Arts Centre.JPG thumb Bridgwater Arts Centre Numbers 11 and 13 have been used as Bridgwater Arts Centre since 1946. ref cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373842 title Nos.11 AND 13 Bridgwater Arts Centre, Castle St, Bridgwater work ... History.htm title History publisher Bridgwater Arts Centre accessdate ...&pg 17 CIAM Conference, Bridgwater, Somerset ref Number 9 was purchased ... more details
Infobox UK school name East Bridgwater Community School, Performing and Visual Arts College image East Bridgwater Community School.JPG size 240px latitude 51.1322 longitude 2.9813 dms motto motto pl established approx closed c approx type religion president head label head Peter Elliot r head label r head deputy head label deputy head r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist Arts College specialist pl street Parkway city Bridgwater county Somerset country England postcode TA6 4QY LEA Somerset County Council ofsted yes urn 123880 staff enrollment 800 ref name ofsted cite web url http www.ofsted.gov.uk oxedu providers full urn 123880 title East Bridgwater Community School publisher Ofsted accessdate 19 November 2010 ref gender lower age 11 upper age 16 houses colours publication free label 1 free 1 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.eastbridgwater.somerset.sch.uk East Bridgwater Community School, Performing and Visual arts College is a secondary school in Bridgwater , Somerset , England. The school is a specialist Arts College , and has 800 students between the ages of 11 and 16. ref name ofsted The school also provides limited adult education. ref cite web url http www.eastbridgwater.somerset.sch.uk community.html title East Bridgwater Community School publisher East Bridgwater Community School accessdate 2009 03 30 ref Bridgwater was selected as the 1st town in the South West level ref name BSF1 cite web url http www.bsfsomerset.org.uk title Somerset Building Schools for the Future accessdate 2009 05 14 ref to be selected ... 05 14 ref Within Bridgwater, Building Schools for the Future was to develop all of the 4 secondary ... title Building Schools for the Future in Bridgwater accessdate 2009 05 14 ref This included the complete ... 2010 several components of the scheme for Bridgwater schools were cancelled and others were still ... east bridgwater accessdate 9 July 2010 newspaper The Guardian date 2010 07 09 ref References reflist ... more details
Infobox UK station image name Bridgwater railway station MMB 09.jpg image caption The station viewed from the south footbridge. name Bridgwater locale Bridgwater borough Sedgemoor , Somerset latitude 51.1272 ... Western Railway postgroup Great Western Railway years 1841 events Opened Bridgwater railway station serves Bridgwater in Somerset , England . It is on the Bristol to Taunton Line and is operated by First ... a Grade II listed building . ref cite web title Bridgwater Railway Station work Listed Buildings ... 2010 02 28 registration required ref History File Bridgwater rail station 1901547 c462170b.jpg thumb left The station in 1963 The railway arrived at Bridgwater on 14 June 1841 when the Bristol and Exeter ... the carriages and wagons, were built to the west of the line between Bridgwater station and the river ... Western and associated companies and George Hennet s iron works later Bridgwater Engineering ... now been disconnected. File Bridgwater yard 37515 37688.jpg thumb right Two Direct Rail Services ... towns were renamed to avoid confusion, and this station became Bridgwater Central on 26 September 1949 for a few years to distinguish it from Bridgwater North railway station Bridgwater North , the former ... File Bridgwater railway station MMB 12.jpg thumb right The main station building s frontage. The main ... File Bridgwater railway station MMB 13 150261.jpg thumb left First Great Western 150261 arrives ... Railway line header UKrail header Bridgwater BS table BS3 LUECKE Bristol to Taunton Line Bristol ... depot BS3 exSTR STRlf ABZlg BS3 exBUE BHF Bridgwater BS3 exDST eDST Clink Yard Carriage works BS3 exWBR CKE ... Line Bristol to Taunton Line to Taunton File Bridgwater Parrett Bridge.jpg thumb left The River ... for a branch to the river at Bridgwater but this was never constructed. Instead, the Corporation of Bridgwater ... at the entrance to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal , which was now owned by the railway company ... of that line s Bridgwater branch. The branch was closed on 2 January 1967. The Parrett Bridge ... more details
The Bridgwater UK Parliament constituency Bridgwater by election of March 12, 1970 was the first election in the United Kingdom to be held after the voting age had been reduced from 21 to 18. ref name bbc http news.bbc.co.uk onthisday hi dates stories march 13 newsid 2826000 2826787.stm BBC ON THIS DAY 1970 Conservative victory in first teen election accessed 27 October 2008 ref The seat was held by the Conservative Party UK Conservatives on a turnout of 70.3 . ref name parl http www.parliament.uk commons lib research rp2004 rp04 061.pdf UK Election Statistics 1918 2004 RESEARCH PAPER 04 61 28 JULY 2004 , accessed 27 October 2008 ref Results Election box begin title Bridgwater, 1970 Election box candidate with party link party Conservative Party UK candidate Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater Tom King votes 25,687 ref name bbc percentage change 11.1 ref name parl Election box candidate with party link party Labour Party UK candidate R Mayer votes 14,772 percentage change 6.2 Election box candidate with party link party Liberal Party UK candidate P O Loughlin votes 5,832 percentage change 4.9 Election box turnout votes percentage 70.3 change Election box hold with party link winner Conservative Party UK swing 8.6 Election box end References Reflist See also Bridgwater by election, 1938 By elections to the 44th UK Parliament Category 1970 elections in the United Kingdom Category By elections to the United Kingdom Parliament in South West England constituencies Category 1970 in England Category Elections in Somerset ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Trouble Over Bridgwater Type Album Artist Half Man Half Biscuit Released 2000 Label Probe Plus Reviews Allmusic rating 4 5 Allmusic class album id r483331 pure url yes link Last album Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral br 1998 This album Trouble Over Bridgwater br 2000 Next album Cammell Laird Social Club br 2002 Trouble Over Bridgwater is the eighth album by UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit , released in 2000. The title is a play on words, based on the Simon & Garfunkel classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water . Bridgwater is a town in Somerset, UK. Track listing 1. Irk The Purists 2. Uffington, Oxfordshire Uffington Wassailing Wassail 3. Third Track Main Camera Four Minutes 4. Charles Nove Nove On The Sly 5. Ballad Of Climie Fisher 6. Tony Gubba Gubba Look a Likes 7. Mathematically Safe 8. With Goth On Our Side 9. Used To Be In Evil Gazebo 10. Slight Reprise 11. It s Clich d To Be Cynical At Christmas 12. Visitor For Noel Edmonds Mr. Edmonds 13. Bottleneck At Capel Curig 14. Emerging From Gorse 15. Look Dad No Tunes 16. Twenty Four Hour Garage People Cultural References Half Man Half Biscuit often reference other cultural touchstones in their music, for example Irk the Purists interpolates the hymn Oil in My Lamp , and the titles With Goth on Our Side , Slight Reprise , and Twenty Four Hour Garage People are puns on the Bob Dylan song With God on Our Side , The Bluetones Slight Return and the Happy Mondays 24 Hour Party People respectively. HMHB Category 2000 albums Category Half Man Half Biscuit albums ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Bridgwater church.JPG caption name Church of St Mary location town Bridgwater location country England architect client engineer construction start date completion date 13th century date demolished cost structural system style size map type Somerset latitude 51.1279 longitude 3.0048 The Church of St Mary in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE St Mary Magdalene s church has a north porch and windows dating from the 14th century, besides a convert 170 ft m 0 ref name curio cite book title Curiosities of Somerset last Leete Hodge first Lornie authorlink coauthors year 1985 publisher Bossiney Books location Bodmin isbn 0906456983 pages 75 ref slender spire but it has been much altered by restoration. It possesses a fine painted reredos . ref name IoE cite web title Parish Church of St Mary work Images of England url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk details default.aspx?id 373991 accessdate 2007 10 13 ref See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor List of towers in Somerset References reflist DEFAULTSORT Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Category Church of England churches in Somerset Category 13th century architecture Category Grade I listed churches Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Sedgemoor UK church stub Somerset struct stub UK listed building stub ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Lions House Bridgwater.JPG caption name Lions House location town Bridgwater location country England architect Benjamin Holloway client engineer construction start date completion date c. 1727 date demolished cost structural system style Baroque Baroque architecture Baroque size map type Somerset latitude 51.1297 longitude 3.0012 The Lions House on West Quay in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built around 1725 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref name IoE cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 374025 title The Lions work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 05 08 ref It was built between 1720 and 1730 in a Baroque Baroque architecture Baroque style by Benjamin Holloway, as his house and was later occupied by several Mayors of Bridgwater. Holloway was employed by the Duke of Chandos to build and possibly design the houses in nearby Castle Street, Bridgwater Castle Street . ref name IoE File Lions House Blue Plaque.JPG thumb Blue Plaque It is built of Flemish bond brick of alternate red and yellow. At the front of the house are 20th century low panelled and corniced gatepiers which carry Chinese style dogs The Lions . ref name IoE See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor References reflist Category 1727 architecture Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Sedgemoor Somerset struct stub UK listed building stub ... more details
Infobox Historic building image Bridgwater cornexchange staute and church.jpg alt Statue of figure with outsretched arm. To the left a tall church spire and to the right a circular building with columns. caption Corn Exchange, Church of St Mary, Bridgwater Church of St Mary and statue of Robert Blake admiral Robert Blake name Corn Exchange location town Bridgwater location country England architect client engineer construction start date 1834 completion date 1875 date demolished cost structural system style size map type Somerset latitude 51.1278 longitude 3.0025 coordinates display yes The Corn Exchange and market house in Bridgwater , Somerset , England was built in 1834 by John Bowen and extended in 1875 by Charles Knowles. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building . ref cite web url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk Details Default.aspx?id 373860 title Corn Exchange Market House and attached railings work Images of England publisher English Heritage accessdate 2009 05 14 ref In front of the building is a statue of Robert Blake admiral Robert Blake who was born in the town. The statue was made in 1898 by D W Pomeroy and has since been repositioned to face down Cornhill. ref cite web title Blake Statue work Images of England url http www.imagesofengland.org.uk details default.aspx?id 373861 accessdate 2007 10 30 ref See also List of Grade I listed buildings in Sedgemoor References reflist Category 1834 architecture Category Grade I listed buildings in Somerset Category Sedgemoor Somerset struct stub UK listed building stub ... more details
infobox historic subdivision Name Bridgwater Rural District HQ Government Origin Status Rural district Start 1894 End 1974 Code CodeName Replace Motto Divisions DivisionsNames DivisionsMap Image Map Arms Civic PopulationFirst 18,202 PopulationFirstYear 1911 AreaFirst AreaFirstYear DensityFirst DensityFirstYear PopulationSecond PopulationSecondYear AreaSecond AreaSecondYear DensitySecond DensitySecondYear PopulationLast 21,980 PopulationLastYear 1961 AreaLast AreaLastYear DensityLast DensityLastYear Bridgwater was a rural district in Somerset , England, from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894 . In 1974 it was abolished under the Local Government Act 1972 becoming part of Sedgemoor . It contained the civil parish es of Aisholt , Ashcott , Bawdrip , Bridgwater Without , Broomfield, Somerset Broomfield , Cannington, Somerset Cannington , Catcott , Charlynch , Chedzoy , Chilton Common , Chilton Polden , Chilton Trinity , Cossington, Somerset Cossington , Durleigh , East Huntspill , Edington, Somerset Eddington , Enmore, Somerset Enmore , Fiddington , Goathurst , Greinton , Huntspill , Lyng, Somerset Lyng , Middlezoy , Moorlinch , Nether Stowey , North Petherton , Othery , Otterhampton , Over Stowey , Pawlett, Somerset Pawlett , Puriton , Shapwick, Somerset Shapwick , Spaxton , St Michaelchurch , Stawell, Somerset Stawell , Stockland Bristol , Sutton Mallet , Thurloxton , Wembdon , West Huntspill , Westonzoyland and Woolavington . References http www.visionofbritain.org.uk relationships.jsp?u id 10025527&c id 10001043 Bridgwater Rural District at Britain through time Local Government Act 1972 coord 51.14 2.965 type adm3rd region GB display title Category Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 Category Districts of England abolished by the Local Government Act 1972 Category History of Somerset Category Local government in Somerset Category Rural districts of England ... more details
Canal name Bridgwater and Taunton Canal image Firepool lock.jpg caption Firepool Lock, where the canal joins the River Tone o name company Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Company engineer James Hollinsworth ... o start start note end Bridgwater Docks o end end note branch branch of join isolated length 14.5 locks 7 o locks 6 lock note elev elev note status Navigable nav British Waterways Bridgwater and Taunton Canal map stack end The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, Somerset Taunton , opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River ... eventually taken by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, but the canal was instead built as part of a plan ... disputes, which were resolved when the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Company and the Conservators ... Navigation. The canal originally terminated at a canal basin basin at Huntworth , to the east of Bridgwater ... facility, which was completed in 1994, when the canal was reopened throughout. Bridgwater Docks have ... still transports drinking water for the people of Bridgwater. History Prior to the building of the canal, navigation between the towns of Bridgwater and Taunton was possible by using the River Parrett ... Whitworth looked at a shorter route from Bridgwater Bay to Seaton, Devon Seaton , following the River ... linking Bristol , Nailsea , Bridgwater and Taunton, which was surveyed by William White canal engineer ... to Bridgwater section lapsed in 1815, but work finally commenced in 1822, to be halted by an injunction ... June 1824, authorised the revised route, and changed the name of the project to the Bridgwater and Taunton ... of a ship canal in 1824, which would have taken over the line of the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal ... in 1825, but no further action occurred. Finally, a barge canal between Bridgwater and Beer ... to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. ref cite web url http webapp1.somerset.gov.uk her details.asp ... At the Bridgwater end, navigation onto the River Parrett was not easy, and the Corporation of Bridgwater ... more details
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