Wadham Drive is named after John Wadham, Lord of the Manor of Frenchay.
John Wadham bought a house in Frenchay in 1818 and named it Manor House. He was then able to call himself Lord of the Manor.
He was involved in glass manufacture. He made crown and green window plate and was also involved in the Phoenix Flint Glass House near Temple Gate.
He left the house a few years later to return to Bristol so that his son Thomas could live in it. Thomas died in 1849 and is buried in Frenchay.
John Wadham bought a house in Frenchay in 1818 and named it Manor House. He was then able to call himself Lord of the Manor.
He was involved in glass manufacture. He made crown and green window plate and was also involved in the Phoenix Flint Glass House near Temple Gate.
He left the house a few years later to return to Bristol so that his son Thomas could live in it. Thomas died in 1849 and is buried in Frenchay.
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