How we help
Contributing to the community
During the last 50 years, we have been involved in a number of projects which have enhanced the town and helped to make it such a wonderful place to live.
We manage the Tithe Barn which has enabled this important historic building be open for the community to visit and enjoy.
Design Guide
We have written and published a free step by step guide for developers, architects builders and home owners in the town and surrounding area.
We highlight some of the key historic character and features of the architecture of the town. The aim is to encourage ‘best practice’ and to encourage good detailing in the design of new buildings within the local area.
The Historic Buildings Grants Scheme
Please note that this grant scheme has been suspended for the remainder of 2021 and will re-open in 2022.
The Preservation Trust makes grants for the restoration of listed buildings with the Conservation Area. This programme is overseen by the Historic Buildings Conservation Committee.
Further information on this scheme can be downloaded below or please contact:
Colin Johns, Technical Advisor on the Historic Buildings Conservation Committee.
Telephone: 01225 868 037 or email Colin.
Publishing
Publications can be purchased from Ex-Libris on The Shambles.
Bradford Facades:Made to Measure
Adrian's Darke's vision of a Wiltshire town. 101 measured drawings of buildings in Bradford on Avon, each to a scale of 1:50. 128 pages; hardback; 30mm x 23mm.
An Eye for Detail
Adrian Dark’s Sketches: Wessex and BeyondArchitectural drawings mainly from Wiltshire with some from the south west and Wales. 128 pages; paperback.
The 50th anniversary celebration
A brief record of the Preservation Trust’s achievements in its first 50 years, a picture of its current work and a look to the future: what should be the Trust’s role?” The book is illustrated and full of reminiscence from senior members of the Trust.
Barton Farm, the Last Thousand Years
A richly illustrated history by Margaret Dobson and Gareth Slater. £4.
Tithe Barn leaflet
Text by Margaret Dobson, illustrations by Gareth Slater and design by Mike Shearing.
Town Trail
You can buy a Town Trail for just 20p from various places in Bradford on Avon. It’s full of historic snippets and based on the Trust’s plaques. The trail was designed by Mike Shearing. Jointly published by the Trust and the Museum, it was part funded by Bradford on Avon Community Area Network.
