Winchcombe

Winchcombe lies on the high ground to the north-east of Cheltenham; its street pattern suggests its origins as an important Saxon town, once the capital of the kingdom of Mercia. Its Saxon abbey, the burial place of the Mercian King Kenulf and his son Saint Kenelm, was destroyed during the Reformation.
An extract from from"Cotswolds Pocket Album".

Looking down Gloucester Street, this view shows St Peter's in the distance. This 15th-century church is noted for its grotesque gargoyles. The interior was substantially renovated in 1872. To the right in the middle distance is a covered handcart, a typical delivery vehicle of its time.
An extract from from"Cotswolds Revisited Photographic Memories".

Winchcombe’s long central street becomes in turn Hailes Street, High Street, Abbey Terrace, Gloucester Street and Cheltenham Road, showing off a great variety of magnificent architecture along the way. The Jacobean House in Queen Square is constructed of the same beautifully coloured stone as many of its simpler neighbours.
An extract from from"Cotswolds Pocket Album".

This old wool town is situated north of Cheltenham in the deep valley of the River Isbourne. Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames. In Saxon times, Winchcombe was the capital of the Mercian kingdom; the famous King Offa founded an abbey here. Winchcombe Abbey became one of the largest landowners in the Cotswolds. In medieval times it became a place of pilgrimage - the murdered St Kenelm was buried here. In the 17th century, an attempt to replace the declining wool trade with tobacco was thwarted by parliament because they thought it would disadvantage the North American Colonies. The White Lion Inn on the left dates from this period.
An extract from from"Cotswold Living Memories".

This old wool town is situated north of Cheltenham in the deep valley of the River Isbourne. Unusually, this river flows north to join the River Avon at Evesham; most Cotswold rivers flow south-east to join the Thames. In Saxon times, Winchcombe was the capital of the Mercian kingdom; the famous King Offa founded an abbey here. Winchcombe Abbey became one of the largest landowners in the Cotswolds. In medieval times it became a place of pilgrimage - the murdered St Kenelm was buried here. In the 17th century, an attempt to replace the declining wool trade with tobacco was thwarted by parliament because they thought it would disadvantage the North American Colonies. The White Lion Inn on the left dates from this period.
An extract from from"Cotswold Living Memories".