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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