These introductory guides to aspects of the town’s story, or ‘Studies in Bridgwater History’, were written 2010-18 as printed 3 column trifolded leaflets for visitors to take away, but have now been reformatted so they can be accessed with a smart phones while walking round the museum. Pages on the Friary, St John’s Hospital and Entertainment have all just now been written specially for this effort. They are offered here as summaries on various Bridgwater topics. Also see the overview reference index for Bridgwater History.
Tony Woolrich September 2022
The Ichthyosaur
General Histories
Entertainment in Bridgwater
Economic History of Bridgwater
Education in Bridgwater
Bridgwater Carnival
Bridgwater Photography
Bridges
Medieval
The Hospital of St John
The Franciscan Friary
Bridgwater Castle
Early Modern
Siege of Bridgwater
Robert Blake
Battle of Sedgemoor
Bridgwater and the abolition of Slavery
Chubb Portraits
Victorian
Bridgwater Railways
Bridgwater and the 1851 Great Exhibition
Bridgwater Folksongs
The Brick and Tile Industry
Bridgwater Workhouses
Modern History
Blake Gardens
Bridgwater Pageant
Cellophane
Institutions
Bridgwater Parish Churches
The Bells of St Mary’s Church
Bridgwater Chapels and Meeting Houses
Bridgwater Burial Grounds
This History of the Blake Museum
Bridgwater Town Mill
Bridgwater Libraries
Freemasonry in Bridgwater
Bridgwater Weights and Measures
Shipping
The Port of Bridgwater
Gallant Little Ships of Bridgwater
The Irene
HMS Blake
