The present building dates from 1822 when it replaced an ancient building with Saxon arches and Norman work that was in dire need of expensive renovation. The outer walls follow the plan of the mediaeval church with old burial vaults lying beneath the present floor; retained memorials from the previous church can be [...]
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The Parish Church of St John the Baptist
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 31st 2022
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Windsor Guildhall
From Wiki:
A deed of 1369, now in the possession of Eton College, refers to the “gildaule”, and a charter of 1439 states that “pleas happening in the said borough … shall be pleaded and holden in the guildhall there, before the mayor and bailiffs for the time being”.[2] Norden’s map of 1607 shows a market house in [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 30th 2022
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When I Went Down To the Woods Today
I didn’t find a Teddy Bear’s Picnic but despite that it ‘was’ rather noisy. There was music blaring out along the Silkin Way, a ride on mower in the hospital grounds, parents and children having having conversations at the top of their voices and the sound of bagpipes.
When I arrived at Apley Pool I was [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2022
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Pathways to Tewkesbury Abbey
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 26th 2022
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The Abbey Mill
Fed by the Mill Avon leat, there have been mills on this site for over a thousand years. In monastic times it was the principal mill for Tewkesbury Abbey, hence its name. The downstream part of the building, which housed the milling machinery and waterwheels, was rebuilt in 1793. The upstream, enlarged in the mid [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 21st 2022
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Victoria Pleasure Gardens
Victoria Pleasure Gardens were created by public subscription to celebrate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897. These gardens were popular with the elegant Edwardians and in 1910 Walkers of Tewkesbury installed a band-stand which was in regular use until the 1950s. In 2007 a combination of severe flooding and reduced funding devastated the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 20th 2022
