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From the Chairman: A year of important anniversaries
2016 seems to be a year of important anniversaries in our town and the surrounding area. The Methuen School, in South Place, celebrates its 200th anniversary and you will find several articles in this edition by former pupils. On June 30th, those of us who can be...
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111 years of public buses to Corsham closing in April 2016
On the 24th April, the 231 bus service operated by First Bus, will be withdrawn according to our latest information. The original bus service was started by the Bath Tramways Company in 1905 and for many years 3 services ran through Corsham from Bath to Chippenham...
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Bath Bus Postcard
David Gibbons unearthed the postcard to his grandmother from a cousin and it was posted in Corsham on May 21st 1905. In that year, 1905, Bath Electric Tramways purchased 6 Milnes Daimler 32 seater double deck buses and these were used on various routes including the...
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Electrifying the Great Western Railway
Monday, September 1 saw the first high speed passenger trains through Corsham after the line closure for the 6 weeks previously. During those 6 weeks much work was completed between the east end of Box tunnel and Sydney Gardens in Bath. The lowering of the track by...
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Life and times of Neston Glove Factory
The site of the Neston Glove factory at the corner of Rough Street was originally used as a coach house in the care of Harry May. Later, sheepskins were ‘dressed’ in preparation for glove cutting. Those employed were known as leather dressers. It is understood that a...
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