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Christopher Bowly was a prominent advocate for temperance who constructed the first such hall in the West of England in 1846, significantly advancing the temperance movement in the region.
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The Salvation Army Hall 1846 Originally built as a Temperance Hall by Christopher Bowly It was the first Temperance Hall in the West of England Restored by the Salvation Army in 1977 Recorded plaque organisation: Cirencester Civic Society.
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