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Is Westbury a dump? Watch and decide. 

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Westbury is a market town in Wiltshire with a very long history. In recent decades it has expanded with many new housing developments with commuters who like in may places don't support the shops too well.
The High Street is a 1960s brutalist design and does little to those driving past to make them stop. It is one of those places when driving through on the A350; you would be forgiven for wishing not to stop. However, there is more to Westbury than its ugly High Street and fame for a White Horse carved into the hillside.
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Комментарии : 44   
@MrKingofdestruction
@MrKingofdestruction 6 дней назад
i lived here for 20 years, never knew it had so much history
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 6 дней назад
Thank you for your comment. We often overlook what's on our own doorstep. There is so much history to tell about Westbury.
@Bertieboy-v7y
@Bertieboy-v7y 2 месяца назад
Yes
@nikkij1618
@nikkij1618 Год назад
Good video thank you. You were SO close to the sunken garden such a shame you missed it - it’s very pretty. If you’d just followed the path around the edge of the graveyard you’d have seen it. Literally metres from where you were.
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels Год назад
Thank you. I will take a look when I can.
@nikkij1618
@nikkij1618 Год назад
@@rolandstravels if you do get a chance or want to Google it it’s called Victoria Garden
@yvonnepetty3400
@yvonnepetty3400 Год назад
Lovely. We had friends living there. We used to take the children to see the White horse Thanks from Africa 🌍 ❤
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels Год назад
Thank you Yvonne. I hope it brought back good memories.
@yvonnepetty3400
@yvonnepetty3400 Год назад
@rolandstravels Yes it did thank you 😊
@Fergal283
@Fergal283 Год назад
It's amazing what can be missed when driving through Westbury. Great vid.
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels Год назад
Thank you.
@Frenchtoadst8787
@Frenchtoadst8787 7 месяцев назад
I lived there for 3 years and it is a dump
@smudgycat6750
@smudgycat6750 5 месяцев назад
Could be worse could be Trowbridge
@BenskiBoi
@BenskiBoi Месяц назад
@@smudgycat6750Oi don’t diss us , that’s our job
@smudgycat6750
@smudgycat6750 Месяц назад
@@BenskiBoi my appoligies
@BenskiBoi
@BenskiBoi Месяц назад
@@smudgycat6750 it’s fine I’m just annoyed
@410142109
@410142109 Месяц назад
No mention of the White Horse or cement works!.
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels Месяц назад
Neither are in the town. 😀
@ianross04
@ianross04 5 месяцев назад
Hi...just had your channel pop up and absolutely love your content. We were from Wiltshire but moved to Essex 24 years ago and miss Wiltshire and its stunning villages. Can I put in a request? Not too far from Westbury is the beautiful village of Edington with it's enormous stunning Priory Church. You will enjoy that I'm sure
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 5 месяцев назад
Thank you for your comment, Ian and for becoming a subscriber too. Edington is on my to-do list. I am hoping for some decent weather to get out to tick off my places!
@ianross04
@ianross04 5 месяцев назад
@@rolandstravels excellent Roland! While perusing through your archives, it has given me inspiration to return to beautiful Wiltshire in my camper and tour the stunning county using some of your videos as reference points for places to visit. Can I also put forward another suggestion which I'm sure would be of huge interest to many of your viewers both here and the US - Imber Village in the heart of the SPTA which, as it so happens is open this coming weekend
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 5 месяцев назад
Often thought about Imber but apart from the church it’s only a collection of British Army built house shells for training.
@danteharrison52
@danteharrison52 5 месяцев назад
Bratton
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 10 месяцев назад
It was in Westbury King Alfred hid and burnt the woman’s cake when he shoulda been watching it! 😱 True story! 💯
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 10 месяцев назад
Sadly, many disagree with that story.
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 10 месяцев назад
@@rolandstravels who? They werent there…..shhhhhhh! 😂
@bittasweetsymphony726
@bittasweetsymphony726 6 дней назад
the traffic is the only bad thing, fumes
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 6 дней назад
Sadly traffic is a problem for many towns and even villages that have main roads running through them. Thank you for your comment.
@jameswalksinhistory3848
@jameswalksinhistory3848 Год назад
Ah good memories 👍👍
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels Год назад
Thank you, James.
@carolfulton4467
@carolfulton4467 11 месяцев назад
Very interesting! Wondering if you have been able to find out anything about the building (wall) visible from the library garden (with filled in window) - it is a beautiful building at the front, (Glovers Court, in Church Lane) and in the same style as the library. We heard it was an umbrella factory but it is tricky to find any references to it? It would be lovely to hear if you had any further info. about it! Thanks!
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 11 месяцев назад
It was built as a mill. Here’s some really good information. www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol8/pp168-172
@carolfulton4467
@carolfulton4467 11 месяцев назад
Thanks for this@@rolandstravels :-) - I've come across that link previously but it doesn't appear to mention the Church Lane building. We heard it was previously an umbrella factory. If you like I can send you a photo of the building?
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 11 месяцев назад
@carolfulton4467 I believe this was the old umbrella factory which was in Edward Street
@carolfulton4467
@carolfulton4467 11 месяцев назад
@@rolandstravels PS: I'm so grateful for your mentioning it being in Edward Street as we have always been searching under Church Lane! I have now managed to unearth further information including an article referring to a lady, now sadly passed away, who worked there! So thanks for opening this door to more research!
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 11 месяцев назад
@carolfulton4467 happy to help. Thank you for watching the video.
@ianross04
@ianross04 5 месяцев назад
Just subb'ed too
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse
@4th_Lensman_of_the_apocalypse 10 месяцев назад
A dump? It looks like a gorgeous olde english town!
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 10 месяцев назад
Indeed. You shouldn’t judge a town by the parts you might drive through.
@andreamacgillivray3653
@andreamacgillivray3653 4 месяца назад
It is not a DUMP. I know it very well and wished I lived there. So much History. Even has a Haunted Pub that I know of.
@rolandstravels
@rolandstravels 4 месяца назад
That is why I made the video. There are some lovely properties and plenty of history.
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