Old Photographs: Angling
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Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
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The Avon & Tributaries Angling Association dated back to 1876. Bradford on Avon & District Angling Association was formed in 1919 as an offshoot of the Spencer Moulton Sports Club, although an earlier club had existed in 1914. The Association has now been wound up and many of its trophies were donated to Bradford on Avon Museum.
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A boys’ fishing competition on the stretch of the Kennet & Avon Canal above Widbrook Bridge.
The Bradford & District AA trophy cup that was awarded annually in this competition is now in the Museum.
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Fishing on the same stretch of canal water, with Widbrook Bridge in the background. The nearer fisherman is John Benjamin, who lived next to the canal bank. The other is W.H. York, who was Chairman of the Angling Association for many years.
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