{"id":323,"date":"2021-02-03T13:24:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T13:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ccd.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2021-05-03T11:47:06","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:47:06","slug":"house-conservatory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/house-conservatory\/","title":{"rendered":"House &#038; Conservatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"323\" class=\"elementor elementor-323\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-860c568 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"860c568\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1a0364\" data-id=\"a1a0364\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3c8ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3c8ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castlebridge House & Conservatory<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b1e9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b1e9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d904d8f\" data-id=\"d904d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9151e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9151e4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Castlebridge House was built in 1814 for Nicholas Dixon. It stood opposite the upper entrance to the mills and malthouses that he owned.<\/p><p>The house itself is of plain construction and was home to first the Dixons, then Breen and Nunn families before being purchased by Wexford County Council in 1974. The council used it briefly as a training centre for the fire service.<\/p><p>What makes it remarkable, is the conservatory built by James Pierce around 1858. It is connected to the main house with a covered archway (porte coch\u00e8re) to provide shelter for passengers disembarking from their carriages.<\/p><p>Pierce may have been influenced by Richard Turner who he worked with previously to build a conservatory at Edermine House. Castlebridge House\u2019s conservatory is unique however with its revolving central stand for plants, which were heated by underfloor pipes. This stand rotated during the day to ensure plants could face the sun at different times of the day.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, a lack of maintenance has allowed the once glorious conservatory and house to fall into disrepair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b606a\" data-id=\"a0b606a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d90e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4d90e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nice-conservatory-pic.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nice-conservatory-pic.jpg 563w, https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nice-conservatory-pic-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a275d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a275d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"437\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/working-on-conservatory.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1203\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/working-on-conservatory.jpg 437w, https:\/\/castlebridgewex.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/working-on-conservatory-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Castlebridge House &#038; Conservatory Castlebridge House was built in 1814 for Nicholas Dixon. It stood opposite the upper entrance to the mills and malthouses that he owned. The house itself is of plain construction and was home to first the Dixons, then Breen and Nunn families before being purchased by Wexford County Council in 1974. 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