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Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon or Bradford upon Avon [2] [3]) is a town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England, near the border with Somerset, which had a population of 10,405 at the 2021 census. [1] The town's canal, historic buildings, shops, pubs and restaurants make it popular with tourists.
The St Thomas More Roman Catholic Church is in Market Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which originally served as Bradford-on-Avon Town Hall, was designed by Thomas Fuller and is a Grade II listed building. [2]
The Oastler Centre can trace its origins back to the 1930s, with the then called John Street Market completed on 30 June 1930. [9] [10] The market was popular with local Bradfordians and existed in the city centre alongside other markets, including the Victorian Arndale Centre which was demolished in 1976 to make way for a new market now known as Kirkgate Market.
Festival Garden, Bradford-on-Avon: 22 January 2000: Dr John Willats: Sculpture: Metal, stone: Millennium sculpture. [13] Twinning Garden Mosaic: The Twinning Garden, Bradford-on-Avon: 30 June 2006 [14] Anita Andrews and Jane Mortimer [15] Mosaic: Stone, [16] ceramic [17] Bradford on Avon Town Council [17] The plaque was installed in 2014. The ...
The Hall was built around 1610 for John Hall, a wealthy mill owner, and is at the east end of the town. [1] [2] [3] The Hall family of Bradford can be traced back to at least the 13th century, under the name of "De Aulâ" or "De la Sale" (salle being french for hall).
Wiltshire at this time was already reckoned among the chief of the clothing counties, the principal centres of the industry being Bradford-upon-Avon, Malmesbury, Trowbridge, Devizes and Chippenham. [1] In the 16th century Devizes was noted for its blankets, Warminster had a famous corn-market, and cheese was extensively made in north Wiltshire.
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The house is approximately midway between Bradford on Avon and Wingfield, on the B3109 road. It was originally an Elizabethan Manor Farm flanked by two large stone barns. [ citation needed ] In about 1723, the Midway estate was the property of the Shrapnel family who were prosperous cloth merchants from Bradford on Avon.