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Trowbridge Museum, in the town of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, ... was also on display. The machine contains numerous "handles" of teazles (this was the name for ...
Trowbridge (/ ˈ t r oʊ b r ɪ dʒ / TROH-brij) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Bath , 31 miles (50 km) south-west of Swindon and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Bristol .
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. [1] The members of this genus are known as teasel, teazel or teazle.The genus includes about 15 species of tall herbaceous biennial plants (rarely short-lived perennial plants) growing to 1–2.5 metres (3.3–8.2 ft) tall.
The Shires Shopping Centre is the central, covered shopping centre in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England The centre incorporates the county town's main museum and has a 1,000-space car park. As of 2009 [update] , approximately 120,000 shoppers visited the centre each week.
Henry Clark (1828–1886) was born in 1828 in Trowbridge. He became a solicitor and was a partner in the Trowbridge firm of Clark and Collins. [11] In 1856 he married Elizabeth Attwood who was the daughter of a clergyman. [12] Henry died in 1886 and his only son Henry Attwood Clark inherited Polebarn House.
Flowers and head, Ottawa, Ontario Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is a species of flowering plant known by the common names wild teasel or fuller's teasel, although the latter name is usually applied to the cultivated variety D. fullonum var. sativus. [2]
Charles Trowbridge was born on December 29, 1800, in Albany, New York; the youngest of six children born to Luther Trowbridge and Elizabeth Tillman Trowbridge. [1] His father was a Revolutionary War veteran who had fought at the battles of Lexington and Saratoga, among others. Luther Trowbridge died in 1802, and Charles grew up with his mother.
Southwick Court is a Grade II* listed moated medieval manor house at the centre of a system of fields and water meadows that lie between the town of Trowbridge and the village of Southwick in Wiltshire, England. It has remained a private residence under a succession of owners for at least 800 years.