Trowbridge houses [19]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Apr 2021

The Lodge in St Thomas's Road is part of the former stables and estate block of Rodwell Hall. Built of rubble stone with a tiled roof. Rodwell Hall, Victoria Road is a very large mansion with an irregular plan, now divided into several dwellings. Constructed in the mid 19th century in a mixture of Gothic Renaissance and early 19th century styles. Built in ashlar with a tiled roof with pinnacles, gables and a steeple. There are some fine internal features remaining. Several properties have been built in the extensive former grounds of the mansion. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1283655 A market town and county town of Wiltshire, Trowbridge lies on the River Biss, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Bath. The town developed as a centre for woollen cloth production from the 14th century, which from the 17th century became increasingly industrialized, so much so that, in 1820, Trowbridge was described as the "Manchester of the West" with over 20 woollen cloth producing factories. The Kennet and Avon Canal runs just to the north of the town and both the Wessex Main Line (Bristol–Westbury–Southampton) and the Heart of Wessex Line (Bristol–Westbury–Weymouth) railways.

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