England pictures taken March 22-29, 2006. Includes The Cotswolds, Dorset, and London. It was mostly an antiquing trip. Also see corresponding trip journal. You can also see the pictures of antiques that I looked at.
1: A street scene in Witney.
2: I thought the windows on The Angel pub in Witney were neat.
3: A street scene in Witney.
4: The green in Witney.
5: The 17th century Buttercross, originally a covered market. It stands in Market Square in Witney.
6: The Corn Exchange in Witney.
7: A small panorama of Minster Lovell Hall. It was built by Lord William Lovell in the 1440's and was further extended by his son, Lord Francis. The last resident was Thomas Coke who moved to a new house in Holkham in Norfolk, leaving Minster Lovell to be dismantled in 1747.
8: St. Kenelm's Church in Minster Lovell.
9: Looking down High Street in Burford.
10: A pretty building in Burford. [just a home ??]
11: The Church of St. John in Burford.
12: A small panorama of the Church of St. John in Burford.
13: Another view of the Church of St. John in Burford.
14: The Parish Church of St. Mary in Chipping Norton.
15: A pretty row of Almshouses in Chipping Norton. Built in 1640. I took this for all those people that don't think my pictures are arty enough.
16: A Smart sports car I came upon in Chipping Norton. My size of car.
17: A 180° panorama from alongside A44 west of Chipping Norton. Looking at the Bliss Valley Tweed Mill. Dated 1872. Not in use.
18: A 180° panorama from alongside the road, just east of Chastleton. Looking northeast.
19: Chastleton House. One of England's finest and most complete Jacobean houses.
20: St. Mary's Church in Chastleton. From the 12th century.
21: High Street in Moreton-in-Marsh with Market Hall in the distance.
22: On the High Street is the Market Hall, which dates from the mid 19th century and is known as the Redesdale Hall, named after the Redesdale family of Batsford House who were benefactors to Moreton-in-Marsh.
23: The Congregational Church in Moreton-in-Marsh.
24: The Bourton House in Bourton-on-the-Hill.
25: The Blockley Parish Church.
26: A pretty building in Chipping Campden.
27: The Market Hall on High Street in Chipping Campden. It dates from 1627.
28: Broadway Tower.
29: Church of St. John the Baptist in Great Rissington.
30: The Windrush River in Bourton-on-the-Water. The path is along the south side and I'm facing west.
31: The Windrush River and Bourton-on-the-Water downtown. The street is High Street. Looking east.
32: The Windrush River in Bourton-on-the-Water. Looking east.
33: A panorama of the Model Village in Bourton-on-the-Water.
34: The Model Village in the Model Village. The Model Village in the Model Village in the Model Village is missing, as they take it, and the progressively smaller models of the models, inside for the winter.
35: The St. Mary Church in Lower Slaughter.
36: The old mill in Lower Slaughter. This is the "classic" view of the town. You will see it often. It now houses a shop, teashop, and small museum.
37: The Parish Church of St Edward in Stow-on-the-Wold.
38: The Parish Church of St Edward in Stow-on-the-Wold.
39: The Town Hall in Stow-on-the-Wold.
40: The Highway Hotel in Burford. This is where I stayed for the first three days. Note the sale signs. The hotel was sold and new management is moving in and turning the first floor back into a pub and restaurant.
41: A panorama taken around Fyfield. [???] Looking at [??]
42: The Parish Church of St. John Baptist in Market Square, Cirencester.
43: The the sun came out for a minute and I took the Parish Church again. Neither picture are really good.
44: The Parish Church of St. John Baptist from another direction. The sun was gone again.
45: The [???] in Bradford-on-Avon.
46: The church in Bradford-on-Avon. [name?]
47: The church in Bradford-on-Avon from the other end.
48: A view of Bradford-on-Avon.
49: The Town Bridge over the Avon River.
50: A panorama of the Lodmoor Nature Reserve.
51: Preston and Overcombe Beach facing south. In Weymouth, Dorset.
52: Preston and Overcombe Beach facing north. In Weymouth, Dorset.
53: The Jordan Hill Roman Temple ruins.
54: The cliffside park opposite the Roman Temple ruins. [park name??]
55: A panorama of the The Sands beach in Weymouth, Dorset.
56: The Weymouth Harbour.
57: The Weymouth Harbour from the Town Bridge. Looking east.
58: The Weymouth Harbour from the Town Bridge. Looking east from the middle of the bridge.
59: The Weymouth Harbour from the Town Bridge. Looking west.
60: A panorama of Chesil Beach. I couldn't see too much.
61: Some European Starlings were taking a bath next to my car. There were five, but by the time I got my camera ready one flew away.
62: The St. Nicholas Church in Abbotsbury.
63: The St. Nicholas Church in Abbotsbury.
64: Street scene in Abbotsbury with Strangways Hall in the middle.
65: A new house in Abbotsbury getting a thatch roof.
66: The mute swans at the Abbotsbury Swannery getting fed.
67: A couple of black swans. I don't remember what the fellow said about them.
68: The mute swans at the Abbotsbury Swannery getting fed.
69: The mute swans at the Abbotsbury Swannery getting fed.
70: The waterfront in Lyme Regis.
71: Street scene in Dorchester, Dorset. Looking down High Street.
72: The Roman Town House in Colliton Park in Dorchester, Dorset
73: The mosaics are surrounded by glass walls. I was able to reach in with my camera and take this one. (Thanks to the swivel LCD screen.)
74: When I arrived in London there was this water main break on Kensington Church Street. The men moved the bus stop and were installing a pay toilet (see the black box next to the bus stop) and they broke into the water main. Looking down the street.
75: Looking across Kensington Church Street at the water main break.
76: The Albert Memorial in Hyde Park.
77: The Abbey House Hotel [now closed] in Kensington, where I stayed when in London.
78: A morning view from my room at the Abbey House Hotel.
79: A close up view of the Gherkin in The City of London.
80: A view from a private dining room in the Gherkin.
81: The Gherkin from a little further away. It's kind of hemmed in and it isn't easy to get a good picture.
82: I was walking down Gloucester Road in London and I saw my first tree in bloom!
83: These are the cameras London uses to charge vehicles the congestion pricing fee for entering central London.
84: Queen Victoria Memorial. In front of Buckingham Palace.
85: Buckingham Palace.
86: The private gardens at Kensington Palace.
87: The private gardens from the other direction with Kensington Palace in the background
88: Some daffodils coming up in front of Kensington Palace.
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