Introduction to Avoncliff
Avoncliff is a hamlet in the Parish of Westwood and comprises 27 homes (3 of which are actually in the parish of Winsley), several boat homes and a public house. The hamlet lies in the bottom of the valley formed by the River Avon and is divided into 3 sectors by the Kennet and Avon...
For Sale – 50ft Narrowboat
50ft narrowboat, situated between Bath & Bradford on Avon. Lovingly crafted for cruising the canal network or a beautiful home. Vessel / Exterior (More Exterior photos will added soon) Vessel Type: narrowboat Style: traditional Large Cratch / front deck (5ft 8 approx. in length) Builder: Jonathan Wilson Year built: 1997 Length Overall: 50 ft Beam:...
Wood Fired Ovens
Wood-fired oven, wood oven, bread oven, pizza oven, four a bois, forno a legno, horno madera, forno a lehna, whatever you choose to call it, its the same thing to those of us passionate about cooking with fire the world over. It’s that elemental approach to cooking that has captured people’s imagination, from top chefs...
The Digital Partners – websites and graphic design
The Digital Partners is led by Richard Read a graphic designer who has over 15 years experience in digital design. Richard worked at leading online marketing agencies in London and Bristol, working on brands like Peugeot, Mini, Zurich, Orange, Yahoo etc. From websites, email campaigns and all things digital. This broad base of creative, design,...
Help offered: Avoncliff, Bradford on Avon..
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Avoncliff – The Secret History of an Industrial Hamlet in War and Peace
By Nick McCamley A thoroughly researched, well written and truly fascinating account of this diminutive Wiltshire community situated on the River Avon, Kennet and Avon Canal and Railway between Bradford on Avon and Bath. Particularly strong on social and industrial history.
Rebel Angel Shop
We are located in the small hamlet of Avoncliff, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. The shop is next to the historic Cross Guns Pub, and overlooks the River Avon. It is small but full to the brim with hand-dipped candles, hand-rolled incense, carved statues, jewellery, and of course one of the largest selections of crystals, minerals and...
Avonvilla – Bed & Breakfast
Avonvilla is beside the river Avon and the Kennet and Avon canal, with all the facilities of these waterways easily available to guests. The railway station at Avoncliff is five minutes walk away with regular trains to Bath, Bristol, Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge and beyond. www.avonvilla.co.uk
Railway Studio – Bed & Breakfast Accommodation
Self contained ground floor studio apartment in the garden of The Old Stables in the pretty hamlet of Avoncliff, two miles from the historic town of Bradford-on-Avon. Bedrooms: Double: 1 Bathrooms: En-suite shower Distance: 2 miles from Bradford on Avon Town Centre www.railwaystudio.co.uk
Floating Community
Over the years that the canal has been in existence, its use has developed from the carriage of materials, the transportation of people on the ‘packet boats’ and, at the turn of the millennium, recreation and permanent residence. In the year 2000, the number of boat dwellers based at Avoncliff varied but approximately 10 boats,...
Anthony J Stewart – Photography
I am a British photographer who has recently moved to Wiltshire after a life of living in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Chicago and New York. I’m quite happy to settle thank you very much in this lovely part of the world. I take much of my inspiration from both inner city architecture and sculpture strangely enough....
The Avoncliff Community Group
The Avoncliff Community Group represents the community that live & work in Avoncliff and meets regularly to discuss issues that may effect the community and offers a channel for ideas for making Avoncliff a pleasant place to live, work & visit. Avoncliff is within the area covered by the adopted West Wiltshire District Plan. This...
Avoncliff Halt – A HALT NO MORE
A lot has happened at Avoncliff Halt since the West Wiltshire Railway Users Group appeared in 1989: then we had an average of 8 ‘on request’ (of which more later) trains a day in each direction. There were no shelters, no information points, no seats, and (though we didn’t know it at the time) no...
The Railway in Avoncliff
When the railway was constructed it consisted of a single broad gauge track, the width being 7ft 1/4inch, though the cuttings, embankment and ballast were all built to take a double track of broad gauge. It was planned to open the 91/2 mile track from Bradford junction to Bathampton on 20th January, 1857, but upon...
The Old Court Hotel (Known now as Ancliff Square)
The Old Court, a square horseshoe-shaped building facing north towards the river and situated at the western end of Avoncliff, was built as a group of weavers’ cottages during the late 18th century. Over the years, The Old Court has changed use from the Bradford Union Workhouse from 1836 to 1914, a convalescent home for...
Ancliff Square
1770′s – Weavers Cottages Built as a group of weavers’ cottages in the late 1770′s the building known at the turn of the millennium as Ancliff Square was in turn… the Bradford Union Work House from 1836 to 1914… a convalescent home for wounded soldiers during the 1914-18 war…a residential Hotel, known as ‘The Old...
The Cross Guns
The central, twin-gabled, portion of The Cross Guns is the oldest part of the building, though its exact age is not known. The Deeds, dated 1712, state that it was built 100 years earlier, as an inn, but the fireplace has been dated by several people at 1550. It was probably used by quarrymen, mill-workers...
Avoncliff Mills
There have been mills in Avoncliff from at least the sixteenth century, when a grist and fulling mill existed, under one roof, and since when it is known that a weir adjoined the mills. The mill on the Winsley side of the river had numerous owners through the centuries and in 1737 it was advertised...
Avoncliff Aqueduct
The Aqueduct carries the canal over the River Avon and dominates the hamlet; unfortunately, its central arch sagged immediately after construction and John Rennie is said to have regretted using stone. The aqueduct consists of three arches and is 110 yards long. A stone at the top of the parapet in the bay on the...
Earthworks Healing
Earthworks offers a range of workshops and qualification courses in Crystal Healing and other forms of healing Earthworks has college accreditation through the General Natural Practitioners’ Guild, and is recognised by the Association for Therapeutic Healers. Classes are small, with a maximum of 12 students per class (fewer in some cases), and held in a...
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