TweetI’ve not time for a new post this week, but as it’s autumn, I thought I’d show you a few photos of this weekend’s trip to Westonbirt Arboretum, which I try and visit every season. It’s at its most beautiful … Continue reading
TweetLast Monday, I spent the afternoon watching the annual Woolsack Races in Prince Charles’s neighbourhood – Tetbury (although the man himself was rather tied up with his mother’s jubilee celebrations to attend!). The races involve men, women and children racing … Continue reading
TweetIf you read many social history books, they will paint a tale of doom and gloom, of sick children and starving families, where reaching adulthood was an achievement. Mortality rates in urban areas can certainly make depressing reading; and many … Continue reading
TweetOne of my favourite cafes in the Cotswolds is the slightly eccentric Blue Zucchini in Tetbury. Situated on Church Street, in winter, the cafe provides fur or woollen blankets for its customers, so they can still sit outside and people-watch, … Continue reading
TweetI recently went on a tour of the gardens at Highgrove House, the Prince of Wales’s home just outside Tetbury, in the company of Robert, a rather jovial and incredibly knowledgeable garden guide. Highgrove House was originally named High Grove, … Continue reading
TweetI have previously written about the history and beauty of Westonbirt Arboretum, near Tetbury – a peaceful haven where you can, quite literally, lose yourself amongst the trees and plants established there over a century ago. I go to the … Continue reading
TweetHere’s my latest history slideshow, this time looking round the church of St Mary and St Mary Magdalen in Tetbury. The church is an interesting combination of the simple and the grand – I love the plain, functional wooden pews … Continue reading
TweetThe nuptials of Miss Cook and Mr Smith, due to take place in July 1849, were eagerly waited by polite society in Gloucestershire. Francis Henry Smith was a 27-year-old solicitor, originally from Nailsworth, but living in London. He was a … Continue reading
