Two historic plaques stolen by souvenir hunters have been replaced thanks to donations from Trowbridge Civic Society and The Friends of Trowbridge Museum.

The 99 miles to London marker sign on the Hilperton Road was stolen in April 2024, while a plaque in Stallard Street marking the flood level of the River Biss on November 14 1894 went missing in 2023.

The original plaques are both safely under lock and key in Trowbridge Museum.

Paul Silk, of Wiltshire Steeplejacks, fits the replacement place for the 99 miles to London marker stolen from Hilperton Road in April 2024. Paul Silk, of Wiltshire Steeplejacks, fits the replacement place for the 99 miles to London marker stolen from Hilperton Road in April 2024. (Image: Trevor Porter)

Both plaques have now been replaced with aluminium copies and have been secured in place by Paul Silk, of Wiltshire Steeplejacks.

Glyn Bridges, chair of Trowbridge Civic Society, said: “I am just pleased to see them put back again. We need to preserve as much history of the town as we can.

“Anyone driving by the 99 miles to London sign on the Hilperton Road would see it. It’s just a nice feature to have.”

Paul Silk, of Wiltshire Steeplejacks, fits the replacement place for the plaque commemorating the flood level on November 14 1894 when the River Biss burst its banks. It was stolen sometime before December 2023. Paul Silk, of Wiltshire Steeplejacks, fits the replacement place for the plaque commemorating the flood level on November 14 1894 when the River Biss burst its banks. It was stolen sometime before December 2023. (Image: Trevor Porter)

The historic flood level plaque on a building in Stallard Street is believed to have been stolen sometime prior to December 2023. 

The plaque commemorates the great flood in Trowbridge on November 14 1894 and marks the level that the flood waters reached when the River Biss burst its banks.