Bradford-on-Avon
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The Bridge Tea Rooms. Circa 1502.
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Numbers 1 and 2 St Margaret’s Street date back from the 17th
century: two Grade-2-listed, two-storey buildings constructed in natural rubble
stone, later converted into one building and with many beautiful features, such
as the leaded windows, stone mullions, a natural-stone-tiled roof and, of
course, the three gables.
This historic building actually began as three separate
houses; an adjoining building was demolished in 1925 and developed into the
Festival Gardens – much later remodelled into the Millennium Gardens. Over the best part of four centuries, the
premises were previously used; as a malt house and brewery, as a cycle shop, as
a restaurant and tea rooms and as a sweet shop, café and bakery.
In 1931, the malt house known as The Queens Head Inn changed
hands once more and was converted and re-opened the following year as a
restaurant and tea rooms under the new name of The Three Gables and now the
Ravello. The building would change trades and owners and tenants a few more
times. The building was fully refurbished and lovingly restored with great care
and respect for its historic character, once more becoming a focal point of the
town it has served for almost four hundred years.
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The Town Bridge
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Not all of the arches are the same on our iconic town bridge. That’s because a small section dates back to 14th century, before it was widened and rebuilt in the 18th century. It is thought that the small building on it was originally a chapel but became the town ‘lock-up’ in the 17th century, where prisoners would be held before they went before a magistrate.
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| Avon River |
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Avon River
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Tithe Barn.
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A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres long, with an amazing timber cruck roof.
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Nico and Cale outside the Tithe Barn.
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Kennet and Avon Canal
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Canal boat in the lock about to go down to the level of of the next section (above and below).
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The Shambles
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The Shambles
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Westbury or Bratton White Horse
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Probably carved into the chalk hillside about 400 years ago. It was covered in the 1950s with large white concrete tiles, apparently as a way to save on long-term maintenance costs.
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It was a little chilly up here!
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This is what the 'horse' is likely to have originally looked when first carved into the chalk hill.
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| Views from the White Horse. |
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| Views from the White Horse. |
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Paraglider attemping to take off.
Stonehenge |
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Very tame crows at Stonehenge.
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| Mmmm, onion rings! |
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Along the walking pathway from Fargo Road to Stonehenge.
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| Along the walking pathway from Fargo Road to Stonehenge. |
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We also saw this fly over while walking along the pathway from Fargo Road to Stonehenge.
Bulford Kiwi |
A huge military region due to the Royal School of Artillery in Larkhill, there were many signs along the roads like the ones below on our drive to the Bulford Kiwi.
Cale knew all about the Bulford Kiwi when I mentioned it. We had never heard of it even when living in the UK.
It is a large depiction of a kiwi, carved in
the chalk on Beacon Hill above the military town of Bulford on Salisbury Plain
in Wiltshire, England. It was created in 1919 by soldiers of the New Zealand
Expeditionary Force who were awaiting repatriation following the end of First
World War.
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Tank outside the Royal School of Artillery in Larkhill.
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This was right by the above sign explaining the Kiwi. There were also signs saying not to touch anything as there are unexploded shells etc.
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Salisbury
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Roly's Fudge Shop made Fudgehenge!!
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The Magna Carta Libertatum, commonly called Magna Carta, is a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
A well preserved section of this is housed in Salisbury Cathedral, however we couldn't go in as it was closed. |
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Yummy as Chinese from Chef China in Salisbury. Crispy duck and hoi sin sauce with pancakes, sweet and sour pork balls plus a vegetable and noodle dish! Haven't had crispy duck in years!!
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