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Amberley, the Village 1901 (ref. 47357) | This village of scattered
houses on a steep hillside
some seven hundred feet
above sea level has two
noted literary associations.
P C Wren, the author of
'Beau Geste', is buried in
Holy Trinity's churchyard,
and the 18th-century Rose
Cottage was the home of
the Victorian novelist Dinah
Mulock (Mrs Craik) while
she wrote her opus 'John
Halifax, Gentleman'. Much of
the action was set here and
at nearby Amberley Court.
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Bibury, Arlington Mill c1955 (ref. B530025) | Just off the Fosse Way,
this village, once the site
of a Roman settlement,
clusters around the
banks of the wide,
shallow Windrush, which
is crossed by a number
of simple footbridges,
some of which are only
two hundred and fifty
years old.
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Bisley, the Church 1910 (ref. 62694) | Dating mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries, and with a lofty spire dating from the time of Agincourt, the
church of All Saints was extensively restored in 1862 by the Reverend W H Lowder, who had been Thomas Keble's
curate in 1860-64. It was the latter who instituted the custom of holding daily services; this custom was later
adopted by John Henry Newman at Oxford.
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Bourton-On-The-Water, the Footbridge 1948 (ref. B392035) | Just off the Fosse Way,
this village, once the site
of a Roman settlement,
clusters around the
banks of the wide,
shallow Windrush, which
is crossed by a number
of simple footbridges,
some of which are only
two hundred and fifty
years old.
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Bussage, Church 1910 (ref. 62699) | The 19th-century
church of St Michael
stands on a steep hill,
and was built of snicked
stone. The monies for
its construction were
largely raised from
subscriptions by Oxford
undergraduates, at the
request of Thomas
Keble. The porch and
the three-bay south aisle
were added in 1854 by
G F Bodley.
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Chalford, on the Canal 1910 (ref. 62711) | Several small boys and
girls are sitting beside
the canal. In the past
it was once busy with
an incessant stream of
barges passing through
this now-abandoned
lock, laden with bales of
cloth. Along the crest of
the hill are the homes
of the mill owners, while
the workers and the
mills themselves were
positioned in the valley bottom.
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Chalford, the Golden Valley 1910 (ref. 62709) | The Frome Valley, dotted
with mills and with the
Thames and Severn Canal
running through it, has long
been a centre of industry.
Chalford itself stands on
the steep north bank. Many
of the wealthy clothiers'
19th-century houses were
built on terraces cut into
the hillside, with the result
that the front doors are
several storeys above the
garden entrances.
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Chalford, the Church 1900 (ref. 45588) | Built in 1724, Christ
Church, on the left, with
its broach spire, was
extensively modified in
1841 and 1857 before
being re-roofed and
again altered ten years
before this photograph
was taken. The circular
building on the right
used to be the house of
a canal lengthsman, or
maintenance man.
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Chalford, the Golden Valley 1890 (ref. 25166) | In this panoramic view of the Golden Valley, the mill chimneys are
visible in the background; the workers' cottages are on the lower
slopes of the hill, and the canal winds its way along the valley bottom.
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Chedworth, St Andrew's Church c1960 (ref. C446015) | This is a late Norman church, which was subsequently augmented during the 14th and 15th centuries by the
wealth generated by the local wool trade. The three lower stages of the bell tower are Norman; the upper stage is
13th-century and the parapet is 15th-century. The most outstanding feature is the fine Perpendicular windows on
the south side, which were reputedly installed by the Neville family in 1490.
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Cheltenham, Devil's Chimney 1901 (ref. 47256) | This is not a natural rock
formation, but one carved out
deliberately by the quarrymen
extracting building stone,
used for the construction
of Cheltenham, from this
precipitous cliff face. A
19th-century tramway was
unofficially used by the public
to reach the top of the hill,
where some foolhardy visitors
climbed this pinnacle, as we
can see from these pictures.
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Cheltenham, London Road 1906 (ref. 54321) | A number 14 double-decker
electric tram trundles along
the leafy London Road,
whose tree-lined pavements
underline the reason why
Cheltenham has justifiably
earned the sobriquet
the Garden Town. The
terraces here had all been
constructed by 1820.
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Cheltenham, the Devil's Chimney 1901 (ref. 47257) | The practice of climbing
the rock is now strictly
forbidden, not only
on grounds of safety
but also to protect the
landmark from erosion.
Leckhampton Hill,
and the surrounding
four hundred acres
of grassland, were
purchased by
Cheltenham Town
Council in 1929, and the
area is now designated
as a Site of Special
Scientific Interest.
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Cheltenham, Cheltenham College Playing Fields 1907 (ref. 59038) | The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse
shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older
structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was
built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times. It
was once part of a much larger and prestigious
palace complex constructed by Odda and his
brother Aelfric. It is plain and unadorned inside with
a chancel arch. Outside it has the characteristic long
and short Saxon quoins. Odda died at Deerhurst
and is buried in Pershore.
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Cheltenham, the Promenade 1901 (ref. 47261) | The broad tree-lined Promenade is lined with elegant houses, whose delicate and graceful wrought- and cast-iron
work on the balconies and verandas has long been particularly admired. The eastern side of the street was mainly
occupied by shops, while the opposite side was mainly made up of offices, both municipal and business.
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Cinderford, High Street c1965 (ref. C448025) | Cinderford is one of the
two main towns in the
Forest of Dean; its name
reflects its involvement
in the coal mining and
iron working industries
of the area, whose
history reaches back to
before Roman times.
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Cirencester, Cirencester Park, Lord Bathurst's Hounds 1898 (ref. 40987) | An alert pack of
foxhounds of the local
Vale of the White Horse
Hunt are being exercised
by their three handlers
in readiness for the
approaching hunting
season. On the extreme
left of this remarkably
static group of dogs is a
Jack Russell terrier, used
for extracting foxes from
their earths after they
have gone to ground.
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Cleeve Hill, 1907 (ref. 59057) | The Cotswolds reach their
highest point at West
Down, 1083 feet above
sea level, above this parish
of Cleeve Hill, east of
Cheltenham. The deep
troughs around the summit
are caused by slippage of
the scarp face, caused by
the undermining of the
oolitic limestone structure
by water pressure. The
adjoining common is
designated as a site of
Special Scientific Interest.
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Colesbourne, Lower Hilcot c1960 (ref. C453012) | Three mallard ducks purposefully traverse the shallow ford across this little stream which flows on to join the River
Thames. The wooden posts are positioned to assist coaches at times when these waters are in flood, although the
abandoned cartwheel suggests that not all vehicles made the crossing successfully.
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Cranham, 1907 (ref. 59066) | The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of
the county town, forming an important part of the city’s skyline. The
foundation stone of the building was laid in 1089, and the great structure
has been augmented and restored over the succeeding centuries.
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