Castle Combe
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Castle Combe memories
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May 2006
I visited this beautiful town while on vacation. The day before they were still filming 'Stardust'. There was a sale happening in a hall. I met a wonderful woman who was selling watercolor and needlework pictures. She was helping to support her sick husband. She signed my picture, it's at home but I think her name was Ann. I also had a wonderfull dinner at the pub. Can't wait to come back some day soon. Love the town, love the people.
Thanks for the memories..... Kevin Gato, Maine, United States
Contributed by kevin gato
Wiltshire memories
May 2006
I visited this beautiful town while on vacation. The day before they were still filming 'Stardust'. There was a sale happening in a hall. I met a wonderful woman who was selling watercolor and needlework pictures. She was helping to support her sick husband. She signed my picture, it's at home but I think her name was Ann. I also had a wonderfull dinner at the pub. Can't wait to come back some day soon. Love the town, love the people.
Thanks for the memories..... Kevin Gato, Maine, United States
A memory of Castle Combe contributed by kevin gato
Kington St Michael
The first memory of Kington St Michael, like most people of my age, is being beaten in the village school at the age of four. This and other memories are documented all at Kington St Michael official website.
A memory of Kington St Michael contributed by Alex H
The old milk round
When I went to school in the High Street next to the Royal oak I can remember the milk man with his old horse and cart delivering milk all along the houses along the cobbled stone path. You had the cobbler's, it began with K I think, then opposite you had the dry cleaners, further on down you had Johnson's bakery with the fresh rolls just baked. What a treat in the morning for a small boy. I was born in Corsham in 1956 and left in 1977. I live in Bradford on Avon now but Corsham is still my home.
Things have changed a lot. I remember the bus coming up the High Street.
Lord's toy shop, what a place ...read more here
A memory of Corsham contributed by terry donovan
Extracts From Castle Combe & Wiltshire books
Castle Combe was originally the site of a Roman villa; the Normans built a castle here, and for centuries the village was a centre for cloth weaving. Nowadays, deemed the prettiest village in England, it relies on tourism for its income. Here we see the By Brook flowing placidly past the rows of exquisite cottages, with their steep stone-slated roofs and dormers. A man sits on the bank with his granddaughter enjoying the tranquillity.
An extract from from"English Villages".
Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving
but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities.
The village’s favourable microclimate encourages
the profusion of climbing plants up the walls of the
houses, which have the steep pitched stone roofs
typical of Cotswold villages.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Pocket Album".
The grandeur and size of Perpendicular
architecture owes its inception to the wealth
created by the wool trade. The Cotswold stone
tower of St Andrews Church stands fittingly
adjacent to the Market Cross, the scene of
Castle Combe’s once famous sheep market.
Nowadays, deemed the prettiest village in
England, it relies on tourism for its income.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Pocket Album".
Four heavy stone posts
standing on a tall base
decorated with quatrefoils
carry timber beams and
support the roof of the
Market Cross. The Cross
was once the hub of
the village; it has a well-
used mounting block,
but modern travel and
commerce have caught
up with the picturesque
village to a large degree.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories".
Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving
but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities.
The village’s favourable microclimate encourages
the profusion of climbing plants up the walls of the
houses, which have the steep pitched stone roofs
typical of Cotswold villages.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Pocket Album".