Join me for a walk around the heart of Trowbridge, the county town of Wiltshire, and a historic centre of South West England's cloth trade! Once upon a time known as the 'Manchester of the West', Trowbridge is dominated by Georgian-era buildings constructed with wealth brought in by textiles, but the town is also home to a wider variety of history, from captivating medieval heritage to a bustling modern townscape, and even some unusual links with North Korea!
On our walk around Trowbridge, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including The Blind House, Town Bridge, the River Biss, Handle House, The Parade, Edward Langford's House, the site of Trowbridge Castle, Trowbridge Market Place, St. James' Church, the old White Hart Inn, Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge Market Hall, the People's Park, Trowbridge War Memorial, Polebarn House, The White Swan Pub, Hall House, and the old National Schools of Trowbridge.
Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Trowbridge:
www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/town...
trowbridgechamber.com/wp-cont...
www.trowbridgecivicsociety.org...
historicengland.org.uk/listin...
www.impkg.co.uk/post/a-view-i...
www.trowbridge.gov.uk/portfol...
www.bacas.org.uk/wp-content/u...
pubshistory.com/Wiltshire/Tro...
www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/ne...
www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-...
www.trowbridge.gov.uk/portfol...
www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk...
blog.forceswarrecords.com/dis...
www.jdwetherspoon.com/pub-his...
historicengland.org.uk/servic...
www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news...
0:00 The Blind House
0:16 Coming up on this walk...
0:46 The Blind House
0:57 Town Bridge and the River Biss
2:47 The Blind House
3:27 Wicker Hill
3:33 Handle House
3:56 Wicker Hill
4:24 Fore Street
4:51 The Parade
5:31 Edward Langford's House
5:49 Fore Street
6:29 Site of Trowbridge Castle
6:49 Trowbridge Market Place
7:49 St. James' Church
9:33 Trowbridge Market Place
10:38 Old White Hart Inn
11:04 Trowbridge Market Place
11:29 Trowbridge Town Hall
12:27 Trowbridge Market Hall
12:59 Trowbridge Town Hall
13:18 Park Road
13:59 Trowbridge People's Park
14:14 Trowbridge War Memorial
14:38 Trowbridge People's Park
15:00 Park Road
15:43 Market Street
16:08 Silver Street
17:23 Roundstone Street
18:23 Polebarn House
18:53 Roundstone Street
20:22 Church Street
20:36 The White Swan Pub
20:51 Church Street
20:56 Hall House
21:08 Church Street
21:18 Former National Schools of Trowbridge
21:52 St. James' Church
22:35 Former National Schools of Trowbridge
23:04 Thank you for watching!