A HISTORY book about 50 of the town’s finest buildings and structures from the 15th through to the 20th centuries, is out this month.
Written by Alastair MacLeay, Frome in 50 Buildings tells the stories behind the inns, chapels, industrial buildings, schools and houses offering an intriguing and remarkable insight into the town’s heritage.
“It presents a fascinating look at the buildings and architectural styles from across the ages to reveal the history, economic and civil development of the town,” says a spokesperson for the publishers, Amberly Publishing.
“Frome has the most listed buildings of any town in Somerset and is particularly renowned for the quality of its Nonconformist chapels and 18th-century vernacular buildings.
“It has a wealth of history, much of which lies waiting to be discovered among the architectural gems that line its scenic streets.
“Founded by the monk St Aldhelm in approximately AD 685, the town sits on a hillside with many springs where Aldhelm built a minster church, which became the site of St John’s Church.
“Frome had three mills and a fair reported in the Domesday Book but it grew with the development of the cloth trade. By the end of the 17th century, a new town was built for the cloth workers on the woad fields and the population increased rapidly until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Major industries were developed during the 19th century, which sustained the economy of the town, such as a brass foundry, supplies to the gas industry and printing.”
Frome in 50 Buildings can be purchased from Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books as well as directly from Amberley Publishing via the following link https://www.amberley-books.com/frome-in-50-buildings.html
