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et within the wider community of Bridport, St Michael’s Trading Estate has long been known as one of the most fascinating cultural trading centres along the South-West coast. A community in its own right, the estate hosts a fascinating mix of traders that includes artists, designers and makers, as well as offering retail furniture, bath and shower showrooms and a school meals provider. You can also find textiles, upholstery, stonemasonry, carpentry & joinery, tailor-made garden furniture, glass & ceramic tiles and even a waxwork sculptor and a recording studio. Not forgetting the many antiques, collectables, retro and vintage shops that attract thousands of people to the town. Trade in the area stretches back more than 200 years and it has been a key part of the pioneering West Dorset
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