Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust
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The Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust (SBPT) works to save the architectural
heritage
of Somerset
, England
.
The Trust is an independent body and consists of up to 18 Trustees who hold Board meetings 3 times a year. It is a Building Preservation Trust
with charitable status and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust consists of up to 2 elected councillors nominated by the Somerset County Council
and 5 elected councillors nominated by the District Councils in Somerset
Since 1988 the SBPT has restored and converted 5 historic buildings:
at Dunster Priory
into a community hall.
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The Trust is an independent body and consists of up to 18 Trustees who hold Board meetings 3 times a year. It is a Building Preservation Trust
Building Preservation Trust
A Building Preservation Trust is an organisation whose main aims include the preservation and regeneration of historic buildings. BPTs normally have charitable status....
with charitable status and a company limited by guarantee. The Trust consists of up to 2 elected councillors nominated by the Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council
Somerset County Council is the county council of Somerset in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the most significant local government services in most of the county.-Area covered:...
and 5 elected councillors nominated by the District Councils in Somerset
Since 1988 the SBPT has restored and converted 5 historic buildings:
- Tudor HouseTudor House, LangportThe Tudor House is an 18th century house in Langport, Somerset, England.It was built in 1776 but had fallen into disrepair until it was bought and restored by the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust in 1991 and is now a Grade II listed building....
, LangportLangportLangport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe... - Rook Lane ChapelRook Lane ChapelRook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England.Built in 1707, the chapel was the place of worship for nonconformists, however congregations dwindled and it closed in the 1960s. It was sold to developers but they were unable to get planning permission...
, FromeFromeFrome is a town and civil parish in northeast Somerset, England. Located at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills, the town is built on uneven high ground, and centres around the River Frome. The town is approximately south of Bath, east of the county town, Taunton and west of London. In the 2001... - The Temple of HarmonyTemple of HarmonyThe Temple of Harmony is an 18th-century folly in the grounds of Halswell House, Goathurst, Somerset, England.-Description:The Temple of Harmony is a 1767 replica of the 1st-century Temple of Fortuna Virilis in Rome...
, Halswell Park Estate, GoathurstGoathurstGoathurst is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, around 3 miles from the town of Bridgwater. The parish includes the hamlets of Andersfield and Huntstile.-History:Goathurst was part of the hundred of Andersfield.... - Robin Hood's HutRobin Hood's HutRobin Hood's Hut is a small pavilion in the grounds of Halswell House, Goathurst, Somerset, England.It was built between 1740 and 1760 by Sir Charles Kemeys-Tynte. It had three rooms: an earth-floored hermit's room, a kitchen and a "china room" used for dining...
, Halswell Park Estate, GoathurstGoathurstGoathurst is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, around 3 miles from the town of Bridgwater. The parish includes the hamlets of Andersfield and Huntstile.-History:Goathurst was part of the hundred of Andersfield.... - St Margaret's AlmshousesSt Margaret's AlmshousesSt Margaret's Almshouses are part of a 12th century leper colony in Taunton, Somerset, England.The building was founded as a leper hospital in the 12th century, Somerset Historical Environmental Records dates it to between 1174-1180 AD. Glastonbury Abbey acquired the patronage of the hospital in...
, TauntonTauntonTaunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset.... - The WarehouseWarehouse, LangportThe Warehouse in Great Bow Yard Langport, Somerset, England is an example of Victorian industrial architecture.The Warehouse was built in the late 18th century of English bond red brick, with Flemish bond extensions. It has clay plain tile roofs with hipped ends...
, Great Bow Yard, LangportLangportLangport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The town has a population of 1,067. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe... - The Tithe BarnTithe Barn, DunsterThe Tithe Barn is a 14th century tithe barn in Dunster, Somerset, England.It has a cruciform plan. The east front has central double doors in heavy oak with a chamfered frame. It is a grade II listed building....
, DunsterDunsterDunster is a village and civil parish in west Somerset, England, situated on the Bristol Channel coast south-southeast of Minehead and northwest of Taunton. The village has a population of 862 .The village has numerous restaurants and three pubs...
Future projects
The Trust has co-ordinated a £550,000 renovation project to turn the Tithe BarnTithe Barn, Dunster
The Tithe Barn is a 14th century tithe barn in Dunster, Somerset, England.It has a cruciform plan. The east front has central double doors in heavy oak with a chamfered frame. It is a grade II listed building....
at Dunster Priory
Dunster Priory
Dunster Priory was established as a Benedictine monastery around 1100 in Dunster, Somerset, England.The first church in Dunster was built by William de Mohun who gave the church and the tithes of several manors and two fisheries, to the Benedictine Abbey at Bath. The priory, which was situated...
into a community hall.
See also
- Building Preservation TrustBuilding Preservation TrustA Building Preservation Trust is an organisation whose main aims include the preservation and regeneration of historic buildings. BPTs normally have charitable status....
- Society for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsSociety for the Protection of Ancient BuildingsThe Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris, Philip Webb and J.J.Stevenson, and other notable members of the Pre Raphaelite brotherhood, in 1877, to oppose what they saw as the insensitive renovation of ancient buildings then occurring in Victorian...
- Wiltshire Historic Buildings TrustWiltshire Historic Buildings TrustThe Wiltshire Historic Buildings Trust is a charitable organization which works to preserve the architectural heritage of Wiltshire, in the West of England.-History:...