Introduction
The twentieth century for Bridgwater was dominated by matters both local
and national. It was a century which saw two world
wars and was dominated by the decline of the docks and brick and tile trade
and the rise and fall of the local Cellophane plant which employed a high
percentage of the local labour force. But we begin by taking a look at
the first decade, before the advent of the first world war, a decade which
saw the launch of the last Bridgwater-built ketch.
Text Copyright © 2008 Roger Evans
