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Church Street, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 8DW

Neighbours on Duke Street are the offices of the West Wilts Advertiser on the right and The Wiltshire Times on the left.

Viewed from the Duke Street side. The street is near the site of the demolished Ushers Brewery, which closed in 2000.

On the left are numbers 18 and 19 Church Street. Built in the Tudor vernacular style in 1861, and part of a 'L' plan with Union Street Almshouses (see Image). Constructed of rubble stone under tile roofs. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1182692 On the right are numbers 16 and 17 Church Street, which incorporate the former National Schools. Built in 1842 in an Elizabethan style with a projecting central gable and 2 projecting subsidiary gables. Constructed of coursed rubble stone with an ashlar front under a slate roof. The two doorways have Tudor arches over with the scrolled inscriptions "Boys' School" and "Girls' School" in Gothic lettering. There is a long rear extension. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021540 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.

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.

Numbers 1 to 4 Union Street are almshouses. Built in 1861 in a Tudor vernacular style. Constructed of rubble stone and brick under a tile roof. The almshouses form a 'L' plan with numbers 18 and 19 Church Street (see Image). The main front has a covered porch loggia to the first and stone arches to the ground floor. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021663 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.

Number 9 Church Street was built in the 17th century and has been greatly altered. Set with a jettied gable end to the street. Partly timber framed, the rest partly built of rubble stone and partly built of brick. All under a double Roman tile roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1021537 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.

A row of shops and offices front onto the grounds of St James church. However, a small alleyway (Bowles Court) runs down the back, affording a very short floorspace. See Image] for a date detail.

Detail from the narrow office that looks onto St James, showing its roots. See Image] for a wider view.

The building housing "Safe and Sound" is inscribed: Co-operative Society 1888