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- In 1805, Abraham Bowyer established a grocers shop in Trowbridge. He became known for his meat products, in particular for his sausages, and eventually specialised in meat products. Merged with Wiltshire Bacon in Chippenham and Calne, and Harris in Calne, Bowyers became part of the Marsh Bodiner Group.
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A taster of events to come took place in 1337. King Edward III had repudiated his homage to Philip of France, described himself as rightful king of France and followed this up by an attack - led by Sir Walter Mannay - on the Flemish island of Cadsand.
Tracing Your Bowyer Ancestors: The Records of London's Livery Companies Online, known as RollCo, is a project which was begun in 2008 to make the membership records of the Companies more readily accessible by a setting up a searchable database.
Originally, bowyers (longbow -makers) and fletchers (arrow -makers) composed one organisation. However, in 1371, the fletchers petitioned the lord mayor to divide into their own company, the Worshipful Company of Fletchers.
Bowyers was a company known for the manufacture of meat products, including a brand of sausages, which was based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The company was acquired by Northern Foods in 1985, and passed through two other owners until the Trowbridge factory was closed in 2007.
Medieval Bowyer or Bow Maker. Medieval Bowyers crafted bows, crossbows, arrows, and sometimes bolts using a variety of woods and tools. The skill was in great demand until at least the 1600s and was considered a premier trade. Archers and bowmen had become established at the Battle of Acre in 1189 – and bows were considered effective combat ...
This paper sets out to explore how the legend arose, what we know of archery in mediaeval Wales, and most significantly, what we can trace of how and when the 6' longbow came into being as the dominant English infantry weapon of the 14th and 15th centuries.
The former Bowyers factory traces its roots to Abraham Bowyer. Born in 1793, Abraham established himself as a butcher in nearby Staverton before moving to Trowbridge where he opened a grocer and baker’s shop on Fore Street.
