Trowbridge buildings [10]
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Trowbridge buildings [10]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 14 Feb 2023
Set well back from the street is Emmanuel Baptist Church. The church was founded in 1736, renovated in 1902 and closed and renovated in 2010. Now used as an event space with various sizes of rooms available for hire. Constructed of ashlar with a Doric portico in antis, all under a slate roof. The interior has a gallery on all sides with curved corners. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021539 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 serve the station.
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51.321912
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