Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury, Westbury House, Bradford on Avon, Matthew Smith, Joseph Phelps, and 3 others

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Westbury House Built by 1720 for Matthew Smith, clothier. Leased 1788 to Joseph Phelps, clothier. Site in 1791 of riot by workers against scribbling machines. Leased by Dr. Richard Bethell by 1800. His son, Richard, Lord Chancellor 1861 and created Lord Westbury. Owner Charles Timbrell, dyer, mid-la

te C19 Bradford UDC offices from 1911. Apartments since 1979.

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