Chipping Campden is one of the loveliest small towns in the Cotswolds and a gilded masterpiece of limestone and craftsmanship. The main street curves in a shallow arc lined with a succession of ancient houses each grafted to the next but each with its own distinctive embellishments.
Pevsner described Chipping Campden as ‘the best piece of [...]
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Oxford 2014
Chipping Campden
24 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2015
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Hodnet Hall Dovecote
The dovecote is a Grade II listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was built in 1656 and predates the original 19th century hall and is more contemporary with the 17th century Tithe Barn that is situated near by. The current hall is shown in the bottom photograph.
It was built with nesting holes for pigeons, [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2015
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Hidcote – The Garden Rooms
Hidcote Manor Garden is one of those gardens which can only be found in England! Created by keen horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston, on a Cotswold property bought for him by his mother, it is a series of garden rooms with pavilions, clipped hedges, paved paths, topiary and green “doorways” framing one beautiful sight after another.
Divided [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2015
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Hidcote – Art
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2015
Filed under Art, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Gairdner
GBE KCMG KCVO CB
He commanded the 10th Hussars from 1937 to 1940, and was Colonel of the Regiment from 1949 to 1952. After the Second World War he was head of the United Kingdom Liaison Mission to Japan, and Prime Minister’s personal representative. Between 1951 and 1968 he was Governor of Western Australia and then [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Feb 17th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Winchester 2014
Some Things Never Change…
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 16th 2015
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Daimler “Dingo” Scout Car 1942
The Daimler “Dingo”, introduced in 1939, was used by both 10th and 11th Hussars. It was one of the best reconnaissance vehicles and remained in service long after the war.
The Dingo had 5 forward gears and 5 reverse gears for a fast withdrawal. It was armed with a .303 Bren light machine gun and had [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 13th 2015
