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« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2019, 08:20:26 » |
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Trowbridge always strikes me as pleasant enough whenever I've visited. Mind you, I've never used the station so I've no idea about the violence at that particular location. Certainly market towns like Trowbridge can get 'lively' on a Saturday night. But the Wiltshire town that seems rather lacking in attraction to me is Westbury (nevertheless, I enjoyed the Coffee Shop, er, forum there last month  ). And even Westbury has a white horse to redeem it! Most Wiltshire towns have their attractions if you know where to look - from "The Handle House - the last surviving teasel drying wind stove in the country" to "The Pool hall is decorated with Victorian era design with large iron roof joists each carrying a coat of arms" (one of those is Trowbridge and the other is Westbury) Everywhere does, really. And I'm intrigued by the teasel drying wind stove! |
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« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2019, 11:35:58 » |
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That's fascinating! I knew all about teasels for carding, having grown up in Stroud, where everything gets very woolly, but have never seen anything like that in the mills there. I wonder if it was a particularly Wiltshire thing? Or possibly the Frome valley mills mechanised earlier and all their "wind stoves" were demolished/converted to other uses? Or maybe, being a steep-sided valley, they didn't have enough wind? Then again, it could be that I've just never noticed them...
There is a tower in Brimscombe, I think it's visible from the railway to the east of Stroud, called the Frogmarsh Tower, which I understand to have been used for storing teasels but I'm sure it doesn't have those open sides.
Sorry for the geographical diversion, let's get back to Trowbridge!
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« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2019, 12:24:06 » |
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« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2019, 14:35:19 » |
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I think Trowbridge's shopping area based around the pedestrianised street is far more pleasant than some towns I won't mention here, while it has a lovely park right in the centre and the wonderful old town hall, which has huge potential if sufficient money can be found. I suspect it is on the way up, as the increasing non-affordability of Bath and Bristol is driving many people into seeking out towns like this to move to, especially those with good rail services.
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« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2019, 14:48:30 » |
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An email earlier today about another community, talking about something being on a roundabout, reminded me that Trowbridge has both a church (Holy Trinity) and a pub (or is it just the car park for the pub - The Lamb) on roundabouts.
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« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2019, 14:54:26 » |
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An email earlier today about another community, talking about something being on a roundabout, reminded me that Trowbridge has both a church (Holy Trinity) and a pub (or is it just the car park for the pub - The Lamb) on roundabouts.
Only the pub car park. I went in the Lamb on numerous occasions during my working days and it is definitely not in the middle of the roundabout |
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« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2019, 07:25:38 » |
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« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2019, 09:17:28 » |
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I note that someone has tried to equate Melksham with Trowbridge now....
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« Reply #25 on: March 12, 2019, 09:32:27 » |
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I note that someone has tried to equate Melksham with Trowbridge now....
Lots of other places being offered up for the award ... If Trowbridge is the "armpit" of Wiltshire, what does that make Swindon? Nothing wrong with an armpit if it's cleaned every week or two. |
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« Reply #26 on: March 17, 2019, 00:59:44 » |
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From the Wiltshire TimesOUTRAGED people in Trowbridge have defended their town after an anonymous article labelled it the “armpit of Wiltshire” and an “unpolished turd town”.
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« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2019, 09:56:29 » |
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From the Wiltshire TimesOUTRAGED people in Trowbridge have defended their town after an anonymous article labelled it the “armpit of Wiltshire” and an “unpolished turd town”.
[snip] Having a USP can only be good for a town's marketing strategy - may attract sponsorship from a deodorant manufacturer...……...as for the turds, Melksham has already cornered the market in earth closets so probably best for Trowbridge to focus on the armpit? (so to speak)  |
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« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2019, 10:22:51 » |
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« Reply #29 on: March 17, 2019, 11:24:14 » |
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Alternatively, the perfect message for Trowbridge supporters and detractors alike to show that they either are, or are getting...  |
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