Originally built as St Johns’ Almshouse, the modern day St Johns’ House benefits from the unique surroundings of the original Almshouse buildings but residents now enjoy contemporary and comfortable accommodation in a relaxed and friendly environment. Applications are welcomed from all who wish to enjoy what life at St Johns’ has to offer, without many [...]
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St John’s Almshouse – Sherborne
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2019
Filed under Holidays, Sherborne 2019
St Nicholas Church, Norton
St Nicholas’ Church is a Grade II* listed building.[2] The church’s dedication was changed in 1490, to St Nicholas having previously been dedicated to St Magnus Martyr.[3]
The church was rebuilt in 1776, reusing medieval foundations and is considered a good example of the early Gothic revival. The rebuilding was financed by the Frampton family, who lived in the nearby [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 27th 2019
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The Resting Place of T. E Lawrence
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence CB, DSO, known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British soldier renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt of 1916–18. The breadth of his fame is unique – archaeologist, scholar, soldier, writer. Always an independent spirit, he was a friend of many artists as well as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 18th 2019
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Fiddleford Manor House
This fine 14th-century manor house on the banks of the river Stour has changed much over the centuries, but may of its medieval features survive.
Believed to be the site of a mill in the Domesday Book (1086), the land at Fiddleford was owned by the abbots of Glastonbury during the Middle Ages. In the 14th [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2019
Warhorse to Horsepower examines how the British Army became increasingly mechanical during the First World War and how cavalry units eventually gave up their horses for tanks during the 1920s and 30s.
In pre-1914 Britain, society was already replacing horse with petrol driven vehicles and some life-size talking horses in the exhibition tell you their stories [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2019
Filed under Anecdotes, Art, Cheltenham 2019, Gardens, Holidays
August Bank Holiday
On bank holiday Sunday I attended attended a family wedding, this led to us staying in Cheltenham for a couple of nights due to this being the area where the wedding took place.
During my stay I was able to do some urban walking around Cheltenham.
In addition to the urban walking the hotel corridors from the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2019
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Royal Tank Regiment Memorials
This exhibit is a fiberglass model used to create the bronze statue that now stands in Whitehall Place, London. The London statue was unveiled by the Royal Tank Regiment’’s Colonel in Chief, Her Majesty the Queen, on the 13th of June 2000.
The memorial depicts a Comet Tank Crew and is a permanent tribute to those [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2019
