Bratton buildings [8]
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Bratton buildings [8]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 21 Apr 2020
This very fine Baptist Chapel has a single storey chapel with two storey schoolrooms on each side. Built in 1734, extended in 1786 and extended again in 1858. Inside there is a gallery dated 1807. For a more distant view see Image The chapel is listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1036507 Bratton is a former agricultural village which lies on the ‘springline’ of the northern escarpment of Salisbury Plain about 2½ miles east of the town of Westbury. Large flocks of sheep were pastured on the Downs south of the village and corn was grown on the flat lands to the north. The village was the home of the renowned firm of R & J Reeves who produced agricultural machinery.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.271943
Longitude
-2.124949