A picture of Bill Ellis who appeared in the May 2018 Newsletter
(B491) Boats on the canal in Canal Rd
(B493) Boats on canal.
(B497) Sunday strollers by the canal
(B498) First of a series of side view photographs of St James’ the parish church of Trowbridge. And the grave of a young lad who died protesting for workers’ rights. what was his name?
B498 – the lad was Thomas Helliker, who worked in a Semington woollen mill and who was hanged in Salisbury on his 19th birthday in 1802 for an alleged uprising against the introduction of mechanisation despite an alibi being provided. His supporters brought his body across Salisbury Plain back to Trowbridge for burial. The tomb over his grave was erected in 1876 to commemorate what was almost certainly a miscarriage of justice. [John Baxter]
(B499) Side view of St James’ church
(B500) Main entrance to St James’ church.
(C101) side view of St James’ church
(C102) Some people outside St James’ church.
(C103) Side view of St James’ church
(C104) Side view of St James’ church.
(C105) Side view of St James’ church
(C106) Side view of St James’ church.
(C107) Side view of St James’ church. A glimpse of Heath opticians in Church Walk.
(C108) Young lady outside music shop in Church St. Note the poster for Westwood 1984, with Fred Stoat and the Rodents.
(C111) Man in cafe reading the paper. Probably Wiltshire Times.
(C112) Checking a pair of shoes in White Hart Lane
(C113) Trying on some new shoes.
(C114) S K Fruits in Silver St, before they moved into the Shires.
(C115) Mr Graham’s record shop in Silver St. New televisions as well.
(C117) Bill Ellis in his shoe repair shop. He also moved camp to The Shires.
What are your memories of Trowbridge in 1984?
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