The Church has been at the heart of Ledbury life since Anglo-Saxon times but the bell tower was not built until the early 13th century.
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Ledbury Parish Church
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 26th 2021
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Ledbury
Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills.
It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of the most outstanding is the Market House,[2] built in 1617, located in the town centre. Other notable buildings include the parish [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2021
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Ted Doing His Thing…
… in Ledbury
10 Comments CherryPie on Aug 23rd 2021
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Tewkesbury Abbey
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 22nd 2021
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Eastnor Castle
Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for The 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, who was later to work at the British Museum, as his architect. The castle was built between 1811–1820. Major schemes of interior decoration were carried out by A.W.N. Pugin in 1849–1850. Eastnor remains a private home, and is currently the residence [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 19th 2021
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Hampton Court Castle Gardens
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 17th 2021
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
For me and for thousands with similar inclinations, the most important passion of life is the overpowering desire to escape periodically from the clutches of a mechanistic civilization. To us the enjoyment of solitude, complete independence, and the beauty of undefiled panoramas is absolutely essential to happiness.
Bob Marshall
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 16th 2021
