Herman Miller factory, Locksbrook, Bath, 2011

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. It straddles the

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s of Newbridge and

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. Locksbrook lies on the north bank of the River Avon and is, effectively, the area between the river and the former Mangotsfield and Bath railway line. Twerton footbridge (or Fielding's Bridge) crosses the Avon and connects the area with

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, replacing an old rope ferry in 1894. Lock number 6, the highest of the Avon River Navigation, is also to be found there.Bath Preservation Trust
/ref> Locksbrook is the location of

Locksbrook Cemetery __NOTOC__ Locksbrook Cemetery is a municipal cemetery located in Lower Weston, Bath, England. It was opened in 1864 as Walcot Cemetery, and occupies , originally serving the parishes of Walcot, Weston and St Saviour's. The cemetery was closed f ...

, the resting place of several notable people. In 2016,

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purchased the former Herman Miller factory in Locksbrook, a modern riverside listed building designed by

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and

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and built in 1976, to become the new home of the

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. The building used a flexible movable panel design and won several awards, including the ''Financial Times'' Industrial Architecture Award for 1977 and the RIBA South West Award in 1978. Detailed redevelopment plans are being drawn up in 2017 for it to become the new home of the

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