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 [...]
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Ledbury
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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Malvern – Day Four
After breakfast we headed to Hereford to see the Cathedral, Mappa Mundi and chained library. The car park we chose wasn’t optimal and as we stepped out of the car it started to rain lightly. Mr C was striding out leaving mum and I to catch up with him every now and then when he [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 7th 2021
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Malvern – Day Three
After breakfast we set off to Worcester to visit the Cathedral. The Three Choirs Festival was taking place so parts of the Cathedral were obscured by the temporary seating and stage area. We were however, treated to a wonderful practice session of Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The BBC were setting up for recording the performance for [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2021
