A talk and slide show titled “The Listed Buildings of Melksham,” by Gill Cardy was well attended, at the Melksham and District Historical Association meeting, held in Melksham Assembly Hall on 17th March.
The association reports, “Gill’s excellent photographic skills really enhanced her talk and provided an explanation of some of the old buildings and their history.
“Gill explained that the two “round houses” in the town were for drying wool when the town was in a major wool producing area. The Town Hall was originally a Cheese Hall, with the Police Station to its right, along with the fire station.
“Gill explained that the large four-story houses at the Spa, were built as accommodation when there was an attempt to develop Melksham as a Spa treatment town to rival Bath.
“Our next meeting will be on Thursday 19th April when Mrs Anne Ewing will present a talk and slide show of the history of Seend.
“This should provide some surprising information on the village; for instance, did you know that there was an iron ore smelting factory on the side of the canal, not far from the old station?”
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