2. My Wanderings
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The Slaughters.
Read More…: The Slaughters.The Old Mill in Lower Slaughter. The ‘ford’ on the River Eye in Upper Slaughter. The River Eye as it passes through Lower Slaughter. ‘The Lord of the Manor’ hotel and resturant in Upper Slaughter. Ideal for lazy lunch outside when the sun shines and a lazy walk around the garden and meadows. Upper slaughter.…
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Snowshill.
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Winchcombe.
Read More…: Winchcombe.One time capital of ‘Mercia’, Saxon England. Beautiful row of ‘Alm’ houses. My friends Dave and Jackie with Wynchcombe in the background. What a lovely happy couple. Sudeley Castle (just outside of Wynchcombe) is the final resting place of Queen Katherine Parr, surviving wife of Henry v111. Lady Jane Grey (shortest monarch to sit on…
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Minster Lovell & Little Minster.
Read More…: Minster Lovell & Little Minster.‘The Cat, the Rat, and Lovell the dog, ruled England under a hog’. A reference to three powerful men who ruled England under Richard 111. William Catesby, Sir Richard Ratcliffe, and Francis, Viscount Lovell. The ‘hog’ was reference to Richard’s emblem, the white boar. The ruins sit alongside the beautiful River Windrush. Little Minster is…
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Other Cotswold pics.
Read More…: Other Cotswold pics.Barton-on-the-Heath. Entrance to Stanway house and fountain. It boasts the highest gravity fountain in the world!
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Rollright Stones
Read More…: Rollright StonesMade up of three sites – The Kings Men (main stone circle), the Kings Stone, and the Wispering Knights. Seat near the ‘Wispering Knights’ with the inscription ‘ORE STABIT FORTIS ARARE PLACEET ORE STAT’ which is not latin or any other language other than English – it’s a puzzle! ‘O rest a while for ’tis…
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Stanton.
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Broadway & Broadway Tower.
Read More…: Broadway & Broadway Tower.Dave & Jackie.
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Long Compton
Read More…: Long ComptonUnusual church entrance. Do you like my hat?
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Stow-on-the-Wold
Read More…: Stow-on-the-WoldThe old stocks and a very old door!
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First and foremost a father to a daughter and a son, both, who I love more than dare say. Next a searcher, a gamer, a would-be novelist, a supporter, who loves socialising, the outdoors, and those moments when eternity touches the soul.
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