Onto the Bridge

About the Book

Onto the Bridge is a story of a family who had two properties in the unique location of the Bridge at Frome, and for nearly a hundred years ran a tailoring business there. The story begins with the childhood experiences of the author, and then follows with his father's recollections of life surrounding the family, business and town in the early part of the twentieth century. The family ran the tailoring business in that location from 1840 to 1936. A general history then follows which narrates the build up of the town, its market and transport, and the evolution which led (if only for a short time) to its becoming the largest woollen town in the West of England. The final section comes back to the Bridge, and tells of the author's searches into family history, and finds further pointers to how life was structured in the family home in the 1800's.

About the Author

Geoff Swaine made his career as an Architectural Technician. A twist of fate in the early 1990s led him into an entirely new career direction, whereby he became an author and photographer. This book is a hark back to his roots. He spent so much time with his grandparents in the little market town of Frome in Somerset that it became a mid-career obsession to trace his roots and find about the little town he loves so much. This is that story.