Save Severndroog Castle

Atop Shooters Hill stands Severndroog Castle, a Gothic-inspired Grade II architecture the preservation of which, not for the first time, is under threat. It is currently on the "at risk" register.

In an age where the urge is for generic edifices which aspire to be no more than warehouses and in such a hilly location that is worryingly suited to phone masts, we need this lovely tower more than ever.

Any building which is architecturally exceptional contains a history that, all the time it stands, educates and reminds us about that history. It would be a great sadness if this historically - and architecturally - significant building could not continue in its present state due to lack of funding.

A brief encapsulation of the history is that: "It was built in 1784 as a memorial to Sir William James by his wife, Lady James to celebrate his most famous exploit in 1755 when he destroyed the fleet and stronghold of pirates on an island fortress off the west coast of India". (Quote extracted from the introductory text on the charity's website)

The charity which works to preserve Severndroog Castle (the SCBPT) requires funding and is running a sponsor-a-brick programme, more of which can be read at the Severndroog Castle website.