Meet the people who shaped Chippenham

Maud Heath

"I am Maud Heath. My husband, John Heath, having gone to meet his maker, I have placed in the hands of lawyers the writing of a charter in which I intend to gift my lands and tenements to the Parish of Chippenham. The benefits of these lands and tenements are to..."
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Sir Samuel Fludyer

"I, Sir Samuel Fludyer, councillor and alderman of the City of London, approached the good people of Chippenham, making them an offer to buy all their manufactured cloth at interesting prices. After many discussions with the clothiers of Chippenham, my offer was..."
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Rowland Brotherhood

"My name is Rowland Brotherhood, and I am a railway engineer working for Mr Brunel on the Great Western Railway. My father and I have had great experience with engineering projects between Reading and Swindon where I first came into contact with Mr Brunel..."
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Asser the monk

"It is in my high office as Bishop of Sherborne, that Alfred my King invited me to join his court. I have done very well for a Welshman, coming from my homeland of St David's in the Kingdom of Dyfed..."
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