
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.
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.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0