{"id":33466,"date":"2022-06-02T17:31:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33466"},"modified":"2022-06-02T17:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T16:31:36","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-doorstep-somersets-historic-buildings-were-at-risk-of-losing-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33466","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Somerset\u2019s \u2018\u2026 historic buildings we\u2019re at risk of losing forever\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sandhill_Park#\/media\/File:SandhillPark.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-33467\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/SandhillPark_Somerset_CommonsWiki-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>There are thousands of amazing historic buildings across the UK and Somerset has its fair share, but sadly not all of them are in good condition reports <em>The Bridgwater Mercury.<\/em><\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: Drawn by J.P.Neale, Engraved by W.Taylor &#8211; http:\/\/www.antique-prints-maps.com\/acatalog\/Somerset_Stately_Houses_antique_prints.html, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=23239466<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 we have compiled a list of the sites in need of some tender loving care\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>The Bridgwater Mercury<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>With the help of Historic England, we have compiled a list of the sites in need of some tender loving care across the Taunton and Bridgwater area.<\/p>\n<p>We hope some funds can be set aside in the near future to make sure these crucial areas are maintained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Church of St John, Taunton<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2026.Its current condition is described as poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chard School, Chard<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2026.Its current condition is described as poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sandhill Park, Bishop&#8217;s Lydeard: A Grade II*<br \/>\n<\/strong>.\u2026 Its current condition is described as very bad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cricket House, Cricket St. Thomas\/Winsham: A landscape park<br \/>\n<\/strong>.\u2026 with significant localised problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Church of Holy Trinity, Dunkeswell<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8230;. Its condition is described as poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baptist Church, Bridgwater<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8230;. Its condition is described as poor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Castle House, Bridgwater<br \/>\n<\/strong>.\u2026 the building remains empty while SAVE pursues a sustainable long term future for the building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk\/news\/20139896.historic-buildings-risk-losing-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands of amazing historic buildings across the UK and Somerset has its fair share, but sadly not all of them are in good condition reports The Bridgwater Mercury. image: Drawn by J.P.Neale, Engraved by W.Taylor &#8211; http:\/\/www.antique-prints-maps.com\/acatalog\/Somerset_Stately_Houses_antique_prints.html, Public &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=33466\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33468,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33466\/revisions\/33468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}