Thu 17 Sep 26
Thu 17 Sep:1000-1500; Free Entry.
4A Bridgeland Street, Bideford EX39 2PS
Heritage Open Day: Bridgeland Street Open Day - Bideford Bridge Trust Offices and Bridgeland Street Properties Thursday 17 September Bridgeland Street Open Day
When visiting in 1742 Daniel Defoe (author of Robinson Crusoe) described Bridgeland Street as: “a spacious, broad, well-built street inhabited with wealthy merchants who trade to most parts of the trading world.â€
Bideford Bridge Trust Offices, 4 Bridgeland Street, is the starting point for your visit with exhibits about the history of this street. Built on Bridge Trust land this is a remarkable example of 17th century urban development. Described by English Heritage as having ‘some of the best merchants’ houses of the period anywhere in England’, it boasts 25 listed buildings...
