Category: About Warminster: Bread Street

Two Stalwarts Of Warminster Carnival

Tuesday 16th September 2025

Two stalwarts of Warminster Carnival, namely John Rich and his partner Pam Mitchell. The photo was taken at their home at Bread Street (or should I say Lower Bread Street?) on Friday 2nd November 2001.

If you are eagle-eyed you may notice that John is holding a quiz sheet and a gift voucher card, and Pam is holding a book: Thorburn’s Birds by Archibald Thorburn (edited by James Fisher). Back in the good old days I used to organise a lot of quizzes and treasure hunts, for fun and to raise funds for local charities and community projects. On this occasion I had put out a postal quiz, the answers to which were all birds’ names. John and Pam achieved the most correct answers and won the first prize which included the voucher and the book. I wasn’t surprised they won, as John was a keen quizzer and sometimes organised quizzes himself.

John was a builder and handyman. He died earlier this year, only a few weeks ago. The last time I saw him he was dog walking with his daughter and grandson (from Swindon) at Gooseacre Lane, down at Smallbrook.

Pam married David Mitchell in 1962. Pam was well known – she worked in Woolworths at High Street, Warminster, for many years. Pam and I found ourselves together on many occasions – one that particular stands out is when we met Matt Baker from BBC tv’s Countryfile, we both had our photographs taken with him. I knew Pam’s parents very well too – Fred Byrne and Nora Byrne (nee Turner), from Ash Walk.

Pam died during 2022. I remember, at her funeral at the Minster Church on Monday 26th September 2022, everyone who attended was given a packet of forget-me-not seeds with a message on the packet which read: “In loving memory of Pam Mitchell, 23 July 1939 – 28 August 2022. Please plant these seeds and grow them in memory of Pam.”

John Nicholas Woolley, Deceased

Thursday 28th August 2025

John Nicholas Woolley, deceased.

Pursuant to the Trustee Act 1925 anyone having a claim against or an interest in the Estate of the deceased, late of 8 Bread Street, Warminster, BA12 8DE, who died on 14/07/2025, must send written particulars to the address below by 29/10/2025, after which date the Estate will be distributed having regard only to claims and interests notified.

Bethan Creasey,
c/o Farnfields Solicitors,
37 High Street, Warminster, BA12 9AJ.

Bread Street, Warminster, To Be Resurfaced

Thursday 22nd October 2015:

Wiltshire Council
Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
Temporary Closure of Bread Street, Warminster.

THE WILTSHIRE COUNCIL HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that on 30th November 2015, the following length of road shall be closed to all traffic in the interests of public safety to enable Wiltshire Council to carry out carriageway resurfacing and associated works.
Bread Street (part), Warminster.

Alternative route:
Via Bread Street – Chapel Street – C360 Deverill Road – Fore Street and vice versa.

The closure will be clearly indicated by traffic signs throughout the works period.

This closure notice comes into effect on 30th November 2015, between 07.00 to 19.00 hours, for a maximum of 21 days; however it is anticipated the work will take 1 day to complete.

For further information regarding these works please contact Atkins 01225 730360 (office hours) or 079007715776 (out of hours).

Sustainable Transport Group, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge BA14 8JN
DAB: 22/10/15

Bread Street, Warminster

In Christ Church, Warminster, The First 150 Years, a booklet published in October 1980, to celebrate the 150th birthday of Christ Church, the Rev. John C. Day (Vicar) wrote:

. . . the Common. We know that the streets here were named in 1834.

Some of the names are of course obvious.

Bread Street, probably because one of the local bakers had his premises there.