1. House ofthe English
The house of the english isadesignbythe architectsGonzálezGarcía de VelascoandGonzález
Vílchezinspiredbythe constructionmodel implementedbythe RioTintoCompanymining
companyinPunta Umbría at the endof the 19th century. Thisbuildingfollowsthe
compositional scheme of houses13and 14 designedbythe EnglishmanClaytonin1917.
-In1873 a Britishinvestmentgroupboughtthe Riotintominesandcreatedthe “Riotinto
CompanyLimited”toputintooperationthe rich pyrite depositsinthe Huelvasubsoil,until it
became the mostimportantminingcompanyinthe world.
The work inthe mine,butespeciallythe methodusedtoobtainthe coppercontainedinthe
pyrite using“teleras”,involvedthe emissionof large amountsof sulfurdioxideintothe
atmosphere. The damage thatthese emissionshadforthe healthof the inhabitantsof the
minesmotivatedthe RTC,atthe beginningof the 1880s, to senditsBritishemployeestorest
and recovertothe groupof housesthatwas beingbuiltona well-knownbeachlikePunta
Umbría.
-The house of english emergedasan interpretationcentertovalue anddisseminatethe
Britishhistorical andcultural heritage existinginthe province of Huelva.
In PuntaUmbría, the Britishlegacyfocusedonthe Barriode Saludthat the RTC establishedina
landconcessionlocatednexttothe Torre Umbría.
-Inside,the Casade losInglesesreconstructsthe historyof the Britishpresence inHuelvafrom
itsarrival in Río Tintountil the creationof the Barrio de Saludin PuntaUmbría, explainingthe
influenceof thiscolonyinthe town.
-The Casa de losInglesesislocatedonAvenidaCiudadde Huelva,the mainaccessroadto
PuntaUmbría fromHuelva. There isan excellentpublictransportservice that connectsPunta
Umbría withthe capital andthe restof the nearbytowns. Insummer,itispossible tomake the
journeybyboatthat the oldcanoesmade foryears between HuelvaandPuntaUmbría.
