Trowbridge Museum and Art Gallery tells the story of the 'Manchester of the West'. Trowbridge was the biggest centre of West of England woollen cloth in the country. It supplied America and Daniel …
Trowbridge Museum and Art Gallery tells the story of the 'Manchester of the West'. Trowbridge was the biggest centre of West of England woollen cloth in the country. It supplied America and Daniel Defoe in the eighteenth century and designer Mary Quant in the swinging sixties. West of England cloth has clothed Royalty including Queen Mary, Prince George Duke of Kent and Edward VIII. See working looms and check out our regular temporary exhibitions, children's holiday activities and a mouse hunt.
We really enjoyed our visit to this small, but packed museum. The gentleman on the desk was lovely, he gave us an overview of what the place was about and a brief general history. There is so much p… Full review by michelleg664
Apr 6, 2024
Recently, the museum closed for years and re-opened because they were moving everything out of the floor that it was on and onto the top floor of the building. I HAVE been since that happened but I w… Full review by the_reviewer_joe
Feb 19, 2024
Disabled friendly with lifts up to the museum. A lovely lady showed us around and told us the history of Trowbridge a place we had never been before. A really interesting place Full review by Midlandsman60
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