the Fourth Week after Easter
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Encyclopedias
Banbridge
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or a town of Co. Down, Ireland, in the west parliamentary division, on the Bann, 23 m. S.W. of Belfast on a branch of the Great Northern railway, standing on an eminence. Pop. of urban district (1901) 5006. To mitigate a steep ascent, a central carriage-way, 200 yds, long, is cut along the main street to a depth of 15 ft., the opposite terraces being connected by a bridge. Banbridge is a entirely modern town. It is the principal seat of the linen trade in the county, and has extensive cloth and thread factories, bleachfields and chemical works. A memorial in Church Square commemorates the Franklin expedition to the discovery of the North-West Passage, and in particular Captain Francis Crozier, who was born at Banbridge in 1796 and served on the expedition.
These files are public domain.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Banbridge'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/banbridge.html. 1910.
