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The 'Via Principalis' or High Street

The 'Via Principalis' or High Street


Bridge Street, Chester

Bridge Street, Chester




Upper Bridge Street Chester - August 2009

Upper Bridge Street Chester - August 2009
Upper Bridge Street Chester - August 2009


Chester Cathedral

Chester Cathedral


York

York


York

York


York

York


Skeldergate Bridge

Skeldergate Bridge


High Petergate towards Bootham Bar

High Petergate towards Bootham Bar
Until the 13th century the gate was known as Galmanlith or Gate of Galmou, the name of the hill on which St. Mary's Abbey was...


The Shambles, York

The Shambles, York


Stonegate

Stonegate


Mulberry Hall

Mulberry Hall
Mulberry Hall Fine China and Crystal Specialists premises in a timber frame building dating back to 1434.


Monk Bar

Monk Bar
Monk Bar is the largest and most ornate of the bars, it dates from the early 14th century. It was a self-contained fortress, with...


Monk Bar from Goodramgate

Monk Bar from Goodramgate


Courtyard

Courtyard


Almshouses

Almshouses


York Minster

York Minster
York Minster from Bootham Bar


The Shambles, York

The Shambles, York


Shaftesbury, Dorset

Shaftesbury, Dorset
Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset.


The edge of Exmoor

The edge of Exmoor
A walk down Dunster's lanes reveal more traditional cottages.


A splendour of colour

A splendour of colour




Cottage in Dartmouth, Devon

Cottage in Dartmouth, Devon


Castle Combe, Main Street

Castle Combe, Main Street
Looking down the High Street. A winter shot, hence no people!


Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire

Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
A canal-side house, on the section of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Limpley Stoke and Avoncliffe.


The Shambles

The Shambles
The Shambles in York.


A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.


Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex

Wendens Ambo, a picturesque village in Essex


A room with a view!

A room with a view!


Aylesford Village

Aylesford Village


Shillingstone, in  Dorset

Shillingstone, in Dorset
'Greensleeves' Possibly the oldest cottage in Shillingstone.


The Prettiest village in England .

The Prettiest village in England .
The village houses are all typical Cotswold style, they are hundreds of years old and are listed as ancient monuments ...the...


Crown Inn, St Ewe, Cornwall

Crown Inn, St Ewe, Cornwall
Taken outside the beautiful old Crown Inn.


The old Post Office, Tintagel

The old Post Office, Tintagel


The edge of Exmoor

The edge of Exmoor
A part of Dunster that most visiters may never see are the traditional cottages which are tucked away down the back lanes.


A picture of Lincoln Cathedral

A picture of Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral seen from Castle Square. The area in the foreground is now pedestrianised but I can remember when it was open...


Bibury in Spring.....The Swan

Bibury in Spring.....The Swan
The River Coln passing under the Bridge.....in the background the Swan Hotel


The Precinct, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent

The Precinct, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent


Godshill, Isle of Wight

Godshill, Isle of Wight


A roof over your head

A roof over your head


Cottage near Dunster Castle

Cottage near Dunster Castle
Thatched Cottage in Dunster. September 2007


Canterbury

Canterbury


Cottages at Bibury, in the Cotswolds

Cottages at Bibury, in the Cotswolds


Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincoln, Lincolnshire
The High Bridge on Lincoln High Street dates from 16th century and carries the road, once one of the two main routes through the...


Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse,Leicestershire

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse,Leicestershire
So called as it was home of Thomas Rawlins after escaping the great plague of London in 1665.


Castle Combe

Castle Combe


Painting of Mermaid Street, Rye, in the snow by Colin Bailey

Painting of Mermaid Street, Rye, in the snow by Colin Bailey


River Itchen at Winchester

River Itchen at Winchester


Clovelly, Devon

Clovelly, Devon


Church Lane, Ledbury, Herefordshire

Church Lane, Ledbury, Herefordshire
My wife, my daughter and I stayed in Ivy Cottage, the "black and white" building on the right of the photo, part of December 2003...


Fontmell Magna in Dorset

Fontmell Magna in Dorset
There is an interesting variety of traditional cottages in Fontmell Magna.


Anne Hathaway's cottage, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon

Anne Hathaway's cottage, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon


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