College History - Bridgwater & Taunton College

1856

School of Science and Art established in Bath Place, Taunton following the Great Exhibition of 1851

1888

Bridgwater School of Art established in George Street, then moved to various sites including Broadway

1921

Life at the agricultural training provider Cannington College in the 1930s

2004

Bridgwater College and Cannington College merge, providing new curriculum and new campuses in Cannington, Yeovil and Paignton

2016

Bridgwater College merges with Somerset College to become Bridgwater & Taunton College and launches University Centre Somerset

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