THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS IN full swing when “The Queen,” the early steam locomotive that transported Queen Victoria between Windsor and London, was constructed. In fact, Victoria was the first British monarch to travel by rail, making her maiden voyage on June 13, 1842.
During her long reign, from 1837 to 1901, Victoria traveled by train dozens of [...]
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“The Queen” Locomotive – Windsor
15 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2022
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The Market Cross House – Windsor
The current oak-framed building suffers from a distinct lean. It replaced an earlier building (1592) that was demolished in 1687 to allow for the building of the Guildhall next door However there was a land dispute and eventually the new Market Cross was “rebuilt” in 1718 on or very close to its original location.
The original [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 2nd 2022
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The Parish Church of St John the Baptist
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 [...]
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 [...]
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Pathways to Tewkesbury Abbey
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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 [...]
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