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A ‘twin town’ in an area
famous for coal mining and railways, Norton
Radstock consists of Midsomer Norton, on the
banks of the River Somer, and Radstock. Two
15th century churches are among the oldest
buildings of note. One of them, the Roman
Catholic Church of the Holy Ghost, is housed
in a tithe barn that was converted by
architect Gilbert Scott. Radstock Museum is
housed in a restored Victorian market hall and
possesses memorabilia from the Somerset Coal
Canal and Somerset and Dorset Great Western
Railways. Writhlington School has the largest
collection of orchids outside Kew Gardens. |
Midsomer Norton Highstreet - Photo:
Nigel Shoosmith |
