Introduction to Avoncliff
Avoncliff is a small hamlet near Bath & Bradford on Avon, Iying within the Cotswold’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. http://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/guided_walks/around-avoncliff/ http://www.cotswoldsaonb.org.uk/visiting-and-exploring/cotswolds-maps/ 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 Canal, the railway and the River Avon. Avoncliff...
The Avoncliff Mulberry Tree
Jill Phipps lived in the village for many years – she met and married John who was a great friend of the boating community. Sadly John died in the late 1990s and a Mulberry Tree was planted in his memory. Brian Greaves, a blacksmith artist who lives on a boat with a forge towed behind,...
GEM IN THE AVON VALLEY
A Biography of a Building and its People Written in 2019 to commemorate the 100 years since the Red Cross left the Square a 70 page booklet describing the history and stories of the building and its people. £7.50 inc p&p and including a Supplement of people’s memories inspired by the booklet. Contact trevor.turpin(Replace this...
Avoncliff Private Car Park. Expensive
Private Car Park. From 2016 The car park on the Westwood side, owned by the tearoom No10 as of 2016 leases its carpark to a private company who charge the following and mange: £2 per hour £3.50 (upto 3 hours) No overnight parking Charges apply to all users (Read comments here) To avoid these charges,...
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...
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
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...
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...
The Neem Tree Trust Charity
The Neem Tree Trust aims are: To advance the education and vocational training of the residents of a disabled boys’ home located near to Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, South India. To support the work of St Luke’s Leprosarium, Peikulam in the District of Thoothukudi in caring for leprosy patients and their children. To relieve poverty and...
Avoncliff Childrens Books
Bhutan Land of the Thunder Dragon: An Introduction for Children and Armchair Travellers Buy the Book Find out more: www.bhutan-an-introduction.co.uk Want to know more about this Himalayan Kingdom? The author, Freda Ferne, is available to work with schools (20 years teaching experience) and also gives talks to groups large and small. Lots of display items including...
