Trowbridge Walk: Town Centre【4K】

Описание: Located in the county of Wiltshire, and around 20 miles southeast of Bristol, is the town of Trowbridge.

At the time of the Domesday Survey of 1086, Trowbridge was a village named 'Straburg'. A castle once stood here, thought to be of the Norman motte-and-bailey design. Records show that it was besieged in 1139 during the Civil War between King Stephen and Empress Matilda. Its location was likely along Castle Street (hence the name), whilst Fore Street is believed to follow the path of the castle ditch.

In 1200 a market charter was obtained for Trowbridge by Henry de Bohun - one of the 25 powerful Magna Carta barons who held King John to account. By the early 14th century, Trowbridge had developed into a centre for woollen cloth production. It would go from strength to strength all the way into the Industrial Revolution with the coming of steam-powered factories. It was once described as the "Manchester of the West". At its peak, there were over 20 woollen cloth producing factories in Trowbridge.

In 1810 the Kennet and Avon Canal was opened just north of Trowbridge. This enabled coal to be transported to the town from the Somerset coalfield. In 1848 the railway arrived courtesy of the Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway originally. Trowbridge station is situated on the Wessex Main Line between Bristol and Southampton, as well as the Heart of Wessex Line from Bristol to Weymouth.

In 1889 Trowbridge Town Hall opened. It was funded by wealthy cloth merchant William Roger Brown and was built in the Jacobean Revival style. During that same year, Trowbridge became the county town of Wiltshire.

By the late 19th century the woollen cloth industry had fallen into decline, although it was not until 1982 that the last mill in Trowbridge closed. This has since been converted into Trowbridge Museum, dedicated to the history of the town and its former industry.

In 1813 Isaac Pitman was born in Trowbridge. A teacher of the English language, Pitman would go on to develop the most widely used system of shorthand, known as Pitman shorthand.

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Filmed: 4th August 2022

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/W8EM7GECCwj1XmVy6

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Roundstone Street
2:06 Silver Street
3:25 Market Street
4:24 Castle Street
5:50 Fore Street
6:35 St James' Church
6:55 St James' Church grounds
7:56 St James' Church
8:08 Church Street
9:58 Silver Street
11:19 Fore Street
14:32 Wicker Hill
15:54 River Biss
16:39 Wicker Hill