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Castle
Grove, Bampton,
Devon, EX16 9NS Tel: 01398 331317 Fax: 01398 331329 E-mail: info@castle-grove.co.uk |
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PHASE 1 COMPLETE Castle Grove has completed phase 1 of the major redevelopment work. This includes brand new state of the art accommodation for residents and the stunning centre piece, "The Orangery" which provides a light and airy day room for everybody on site to benefit from. PHASE 2 is now well underway, please click here for more details and pictures. Scroll down to see some pictures of the new rooms and "The Orangery". |
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Click below to see pictures of phase 1 from start to finish - Or click here to see a slideshow of all images in sequence. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL Before any of the building work got underway, an evaluation of the proposed site requested by Mid Devon District Council uncovered an 18th Century wall. It's thought that a row of cottages existed on the site long before Castle Grove. "The Croft" was demolished somewhere between 1749 and 1760. Read and see more about the dig here. Scroll down the page to view the the plans which have kept Castle Grove as the number one Nursing Home in Devon. |
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"The Orangery". |
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| Another view of "The Orangery". | |||||||||
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| A bird's eye view of "The Orangery" including the patio area. | |||||||||
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| The area between the two large trees houses "The Orangery". It is joined at first-floor level to the former school room (pictured left) which has been converted into two bedrooms on each floor. | |||||||||
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| The old school room and land running along Castle Street has become the new accommodation. The extension steps down into the gardens, creating four new rooms. | |||||||||
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| A shot of the old school room before the building work got underway... | |||||||||
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| ...It definitely needed a facelift! | |||||||||
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| Here are the exact details of where the new accommodation and "The Orangery" are and how the school room has been developed. | |||||||||
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Before the new building work got underway and as a condition of the planning consent, an evaluation was requested by Mid Devon District Council on the advice of Devon County Council archaeological officer Stephen Reed. Field archaeologists Cai Mason and Peter Fairclough from Context One Archaeological Services, Wincanton, Somerset, did the digging. Cai said: "We don't find stone walls that often because when a building's demolished the stone's usually taken away and used elsewhere. It's nice to find such a complete structure." Nichola Burley, of Heritage Vision, Beer, compiled the planning application for Castle Grove's owners, Ray and Isabelle Kenny. She said: "The evaluation is being done before the builders get on site so alterations can be made to the plans if necessary. "As long as everything's recorded then it won't require an archaeological working group to be here during the build. It's very expensive to insure against finds made at the time of a build, which is why it's best to get it done now." The wall will be logged and covered up again. The artifacts found on the site will go into the Devon Historic Environment Record. View the pictures below using the automatic gallery, or press "Play-Stop" and then "Next" to see the images at your leisure. |
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Registered Nursing Home Association Member
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