So what could I do that would be relatively quiet?
I headed to the mighty Tewkesbury Abbey. It is now one of the finest Parish churches in the country and most of the church survives. The lady chapel was quarried for stone but the town bought the rest for £453.
The church was started in 1102 and nearly completed upon consecration in 1121. You can easily spot its Norman origins.
After the battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 the lancastrians sort refuge in the Abbey but the yorkists led by Edward IV forced entry. The resulting b.oodshed caused the Abbey to be closed for a month until it could be purified and reconsecrated.
By the way there is a duck trail for children,
I was going to look around the old baptist chapel but apparently I gad to go to the John Moore museum to get a ticket for if and the museum. I've been before and just wandered off.
I knew I could get lunch at Bourton House Garden so went there and relaxed with my book.
As I was a bit before pub opening I had a wander to the church,
2 comments:
Love the duck trail :) When I went into the abbey there was a Green Man Trail you could follow! Love the photos of those two stunning Tom Denny windows. I liked the John Moore museum but didn't have time to go in the Old Baptist Chapel as well :( I see you are back in Long Compton with that lovely lych gate.
The ducks were fun
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