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Watlington, Oxfordshire

Reputedly England’s smallest town, nestling in the shadows of the Chiltern Hills, Watlington offers a traditional market town welcome.
With origins dating back to the 6th century, the proximity of the Icknield Way, civil war connections, and mention in the Domesday Book, Watlington is certainly steeped in history. The fine 17th Century Town Hall is accompanied [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2023

Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Stratford-upon-Avon 2022

God Save The King 1769

The words ‘God Save The King 1769 are embellished on the side of Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall.

The Hall was built in the reign of Charles I and throughout its chequered history has seen calamitous events including being extensively damaged from a gunpowder explosion in 1643.  Just over a century later the Hall was actually pulled down [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2022

Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Newcastle & Durham 2021

Newcastle & Durham – Day Eight

We arrived at breakfast to find that most items were in short supply, causing us to hurry through breakfast rather than tarry a while.

We walked to Durham Town square to see various features including the History time line that is featured on the pathway across the square. We ventured into the market to see its [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 3rd 2021

Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015

Ljubljana Town Hall

Ljubljana Town Hall (Slovene: Ljubljanska mestna hiša, also known as Ljubljanski rotovž or simply Rotovž or Magistrat) is the town hall in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, is the seat of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located at Town Square in the city centre close to Ljubljana Cathedral.
The original building was built in [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 12th 2016

Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015

The Patron Saint of Brussels

Brussels Town Hall is one of the Belgium’s finest civic buildings. Not only because of the numerous sculptures adorning its walls, but also because of its perfect proportions and the incomparable beauty of its tower, the spire of which is topped by the archangel Saint Michael, Brussels laid the foundation stone of the magnificent Gothic [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2015

Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015

Within the Stadhuis – Leuven

The inside of the Staduis provides as much interest as the outside. Here are some of the many interesting rooms within.

The Gothic Hall
This is the room where Leuven town council meets, even after the relocation of all the municipal services and the councillors’ offices to newer premises.

The beam blocks on the market side are [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 28th 2015

Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Leuven 2015

Stadhuis – Leuven

Built between 1439 and 1463 from the profits of the cloth trade, Leuven’s Stadhuis was designed to demonstrate the wealth of the city’s merchants. This tall and distinctive building is renowned for its lavishly carved and decorated facade. A line of narrow windows rises up over three floors beneath a steeply pitched roof adorned with [...]

18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 27th 2015

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