Image courtesy of Wiltshire council.
The oldest house in Trowbridge is 9 Church street and it's not on this map, neither is Church street. Shown above, the map is from the Andrews' and Dury's Map of Wiltshire, of 1773.
Andrews' and Dury made their county maps when there were no railways or even canals. The only way you could travel was on horseback or by horse drawn carriage. With getting around to survey impossible, they seem to have resorted to collecting maps. And the one they acquired of Trowbridge is pre 1439.The spire was added to St James in the 14th century so I've included it. It also helps orientate the viewer as it can be seen over most of the town.
Andrews and Dury copied this old map as a tiny street plan, drawn to a larger scale than the surrounding countryside, so elements of it are distorted as if looking through a large magnifying glass or seeing it reflected in a spoon. . Andrews and Dury added in a few bits of information contemporary for them, like the turnpikes and locations of nobles houses. but essentially the road map of pre 1439 Trowbridge is all there.
Andrews' and Dury made their county maps when there were no railways or even canals. The only way you could travel was on horseback or by horse drawn carriage. With getting around to survey impossible, they seem to have resorted to collecting maps. And the one they acquired of Trowbridge is pre 1439.The spire was added to St James in the 14th century so I've included it. It also helps orientate the viewer as it can be seen over most of the town.
Andrews and Dury copied this old map as a tiny street plan, drawn to a larger scale than the surrounding countryside, so elements of it are distorted as if looking through a large magnifying glass or seeing it reflected in a spoon. . Andrews and Dury added in a few bits of information contemporary for them, like the turnpikes and locations of nobles houses. but essentially the road map of pre 1439 Trowbridge is all there.