Virginia Creeper on the Entrance to Great Chalfield Manor
© Jill Giles (view gallery)
Great Chalfield Manor is a beautiful place, and this is just the entrance. There are fabulous gardens and the house is wonderful! Image cannot be loaded
Stourton in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
Spring is finally arriving at Stourhead. The Stour Valley Way, passes along the west side of Stourhead Lake and follows the River Stour through Stourton and on to the village of Gasper. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The Herons on this stretch of the canal and river, are used to the passage of boats and people. Subsequently they tend to stay focused on the job in hand, with an occasional glance at whoever is observing them. Image cannot be loaded
Bridge and Reflections
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
When you walk through this village there are hidden assets... I found this bridge stretching between two gardens... I had to go off the beaten track to find it...A light mist added to the mystique..... but I thought it was worth it Image cannot be loaded
Set in stone
© Karen Lawson (view gallery)
This is up a little place called Heavens Gate on the edge of Longleat overlooking longleat house and grounds, you can walk to the house from here if you dont mind the long steep hill on the way back! It was so pretty with the remains of snow and setting sun that the picture was made easy for me but is one of my favourite shots Image cannot be loaded
The lake, Stourhead, Wiltshire
© John Ware (view gallery)
This location inspired the setting of Brideshead in Evelyn Waugh's novel 'Brideshead Revisited'.It was used in Stanley Kubrick's film 'Barry Lyndon' Image cannot be loaded
The Windmill
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
Having seen the two reflective versions I thought I will have to go along and see it for myself ....I took the reflective one but I thought this appropriate. The actual mill was originally built at Chiseldon in 1820 and was moved brick by brick(approx 15 miles) to this site in the 1980's Image cannot be loaded
Avebury, Wiltshire
© Paul Hilton (view gallery)
The moon sets over the stones at Avebury, Wiltshire. In the 1930s, the monument was purchased by Alexander Keiller of the famed Keiller Marmalade family business in Dundee, Scotland. How it looks today is largely down to his work here back then. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
A complete contrast from Avoncliff and the Country Park and yet within walking distance. The Shambles, the meat market in medieval times, is now a bustling pedestrian walkway lined with a range of small, independent shops. Image cannot be loaded
Church of St. Bartholomew
© Fred255 (view gallery)
There was a Church at Corsham in Saxon times and the remains of this are incorporated in the present Church where the narrowness of the nave and thinness of its walls indicate Saxon work. The Normans added aisles, a new Chancel and the second stage of the tower among other work. Thus the Church was largely rebuilt in the 12th century and a Lady Chapel was added in the 13th. The opening of the 14th cenury saw a period of re-building and extension which lasted for 200 years and included the present north aisle, the south aisle, the upper stage of the tower, the south porch and the rebuilding of the Lady Chapel by Thomas Tropenell whose tomb is in the Chapel. The font is of the 15th century while the spire on top of the tower may have been rebuilt in the 1630s. Little was done in the 18th century and the Church may may have been neglected in favour of secular building for in 1810 the spire was found to be dangerous and was taken down and in 1813 a committee recommended the erection of a completely new Church. This was not followed up and in 1815 buttresses were added and improvements made. In 1848 it was found that there was insufficient room for worshippers and the possibility of a new Church was again raised but instead interior alterations were carried out. Finally in 1874 a leading Church Architect G. E. Street was consulted and he made several recommendations, including one for extending the Church, which was abandoned. One major work that was carried out was the removal of the central tower and the building of a new one, including a spire on the south side of the Church. The new tower has little resemblance to the old despite the original intention of preserving the design and re-using the stone. 
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The House
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
Driving to Wootton Bassett you see this house set well back from the main road. It always reminds me of something from a movie like Psycho or The Adams Family ....you never see anyone come or go but looks well maintained Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
You might say Holy Trinity is a Church built on cloth. The present Church was begun in the Norman period, but it was almost completely remodelled in the later Middle Ages when Bradford-on-Avon was a prosperous cloth town. It is packed with memorials to the townspeople of past centuries. Notice the Chantry Chapel of Thomas Horton, the wealthy clothier who built the Church Hall. He died in 1530. Image cannot be loaded
Ruins of Wardour Castle
© Rafal Bartkowiak (view gallery)
Wardour Castle is located near Tisbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 15 miles (24 km) west of Salisbury. The original castle was partially destroyed during the Civil War. It is managed by English Heritage who have designated it as a grade I listed building and is open to the public. Description from Wikipedia. Image cannot be loaded
Bowood House Lake
© Paul Hilton (view gallery)
The lake at Bowood House was created by landscape gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown by flooding the village of Mannings Hill which lies beneath the lake today. Image cannot be loaded
Stourton in Wiltshire
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
A parting Autumnal view of the central lake at Stourhead as you leave the formal gardens behind, on the way back up the valley to Peter's Pump and Alfred's Tower. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The River Avon flows through the Barton Farm Country Park alongside the canal at a lower level. There is an alternative walk into the town of Bradford on Avon along the river bank. Image cannot be loaded
Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
© Graham Rains (view gallery)
The name of the town originates from the ‘broad ford’ across the River Avon and the bridge is a natural focus for the town. Although widened in the 17th century, it still retains two of the original 13th century arches.
A riverside walk into the town centre reveals several buildings dating to the 17th century. The town grew due to the thriving English woollen textile industry. Image cannot be loaded
The Prettiest village in England .
© Bill Swan (view gallery)
The village houses are all typical Cotswold style, they are hundreds of years old and are listed as ancient monuments ...the village dates back to the 13th century Image cannot be loaded
A Slideshow of Wiltshire
