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Westbury   (really   Westbury-on-Trym)   is   a   suburb   of   Bristol,   originally   a   village   which   predates   Bristol   itself. At   the end   of   the   8 th C,   King   Offa   of   Mercia   granted   land   at   Westbury   to   his   minister,   Aethelmund.   Later   there   was   a secular   monastery   at   Westbury,   which   changed   towards   the   end   of   the   10 th C   when   Oswald   of   Worcester,   in   whose diocese the monastery lay, sent a party of 12 monks to follow more stringent rules at the Westbury monastery. The   architect   Ednoth   constructed   a   new   church   and   other   buildings.   The   monastery   became   a   college   with   a dean   and   canons   at   the   end   of   the   13 th C.   It   was   rebuilt   in   the   mid-15 th C   to   resemble   a   miniature   castle   with turrets   and   a   gatehouse.   The   Royalist   Prince   Rupert   of   the   Rhine   used   it   as   his   quarters   during   the   English   Civil War   and   when   he   left,   in   1643,   he   ordered   it   to   be   set   on   fire   so   that   the   Parliamentarians   could   not   make   use   of it.   In   the   20 th C   some   of   the   college   buildings   were   restored;   Westbury   College   Gatehouse   passed   into   the   hands of the National Trust and the grounds were adapted for housing elderly people. The   ancient   parish   of   Westbury   on   Trym   was   a   large   one,   including   Stoke   Bishop,   Redland,   a   large   exclave comprising   Shirehampton   and   Avonmouth,   and   several   smaller   exclaves   in   the   parish   of   Henbury.   The   current Church   of   the   Holy   Trinity   dates   from   1194   (although   there   has   been   a   place   of   worship   on   the   site   since   717), with an early 13 th C nave and aisles, and 15 th C chancel, chapels and tower. Two   independent   girls’   schools   within   the   area   are   Badminton   and   Red   Maids’   which   is   the   oldest   surviving   girls’ school in England.
Taught/practised on: 2017 June 25 th 2019 February 10 th
WESTBURY DAYS  (S3x40)  Cheryl Ayres  1- 8 1s+2s dance the Tourbillon, finishing with 1s facing out  9-16 1s   cast   Right   (M   up,   L   down)   to   meet   in   centre,   turn   BH   1½   times, dance out opposite end & cast to 2 nd  place own sides into … 17-24 2s+1s+3s LSh reels of 3 on sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s RSh reels of 3 across (M up, L down) 33-40 1s+3s dance the Bourrel to finish 2 3 1