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Tag Archives: tewkesbury
Weekly Photograph Challenge – Local
The Ham at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire UK. A huge expanse of water meadow dominated by Tewkesbury Abbey where we walk our dog Alfie, enjoy swathes of meadow buttercups in early summer, home to skylarks, curlews, gold-finches, warm breezes, and us: Tony … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, going for a walk, photo challenge
Tagged Alfie, buttercups, curlews, Ham, home, skylarks, tewkesbury
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Weekly Photograph Challenge: Detail
If you are going to an event in a place you are not familiar with you need to know the details before-hand. Last weekend the town Tewkesbury ‘celebrated’ the 1471 gruesome Battle of Tewkesbury, were two armies slugged it out … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, photo challenge
Tagged battle of the Roses, details, postaday2016, tewkesbury
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Jubilant
Tewkesbury Abbey surfaces in a sea of buttercups; joyous indeed…a feeling of great happiness. weekly-photo-challenge-jubilant
Posted in challenges, photo challenge
Tagged abbey, buttercups, postaday2016, sea. faces, tewkesbury
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Travel Theme/Wheres my backpack: Smooth
Ailsa has given us ‘Smooth’ Here is treacle, olive oil, warm chocolate, paint, mercury, liquid silver…? No… It’s Fresh Water. The River Avon at Tewkesbury in summer evening light; liquid, smooth without lumps. http://wheresmybackpack.com/2015/04/04/travel-theme-smooth/
Posted in challenges, travel
Tagged chocolate, no lumps, paint, Postaday2015, river avon, silver, smooth, tewkesbury, treacle, water
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Daily Prompt: Welcome Stranger
My town is Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire in the UK. It’s a pretty town on the rivers Avon and Severn, medieval half-timbered buildings and an ancient Abbey. What would surprise a visitor would be how untidy and unkempt our little town is. … Continue reading
Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life
https://2far2shout.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/435.jpg”> A family of travellers on the move through Tewkesbury High Street seeking pastures green and a slower, quieter style of living. http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/03/28/street-life/
Posted in challenges, photo challenge
Tagged High Street, Life, street, tewkesbury, travellers
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Travel Close to Home: Tewkesbury’s Mop Fair
Tewkesbury’s Mop Fair The Tewkesbury Mop Fair dates back to 12th century when farm hands, labourers, servants and craftsmen looking for work, would take along a piece of equipment to represent their trade. Those with no specific skills would carry a … Continue reading
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Tagged dodgems, fun of the fair, hiring fair, Mop Fair, Rides, side shows, tewkesbury
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Travel close to home: Tewkesbury Severn Ham
The most dominant feature of the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury, aside from the confluence of rivers Avon and Severn, the medieval buildings and alleyways, the 10th century Abbey and the site of the 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury, is the Severn … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvium, fauna, flora, grazing, Ham, making hay, meadow, Old English, tewkesbury
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sign
I found this sign in my hometown of Tewkesbury. First recorded settlement was in 7th Century. A monastery in 9th century established the site of present day Norman Abbey. The town is littered with medieval and Tudor buildings and site … Continue reading
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There’s nothing better than encountering a rainbow when you least expect it. This one in Tewkesbury on Wednesday after the open market closed until Saturday. Guaranteed to thrill.