Tewkesbury Abbey - Consecrated in 1121 and built to house Benedictine monks. On the way between Cardiff and Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Tewkesbury Abbey - An abbey tabby? This fellow was lounging in the sun, accepting head scritches from anyone offering.
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Outside on the north side
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Tewkesbury Abbey - 14th century stained glass in the High Altar, "The Last Judgement"
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Tewkesbury Abbey - The Learning Window (1892)
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Tewkesbuyr Abbey - The west end and a portion of the west window
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Ceiling detail
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Lady Chapel
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Saint Faith, the Virgin Mary and Angels (1941) in St. Faith's Chapel
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Our Lady Queen of Peace, sculpture by Anthony Robinson
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Twekesbury Abbey - Wakeman Cenotaph, a memorial to the last Abbot of Tewkesbury
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Tewkesbury Abbey - St. Dunstans Chapel, Jesus Blessing Children (1878)
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Ceiling detail
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Tewkesbury Abbey - Milton Organ, the pipes at the front are almost 400 years old
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Tewkesbury Abbey - in the graveyard
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Tewkesbury Abbey - on the grounds
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Tewkesbury Abbey - South side
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Tewkesbury Abbey - South east exterior
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Along the River Avon
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Graveyard at Holy Trinity Church
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Holy Trinity Church. Shakespeare is buried here, but I never made it inside.
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Graveyard at Holy Trinity Church
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Graveyard at Holy Trinity Church
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Royal Shakespeare Company's Open Day. David Tennant, Patrick Stewart and Associate Director Gregory Doran talk about Hamlet
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Royal Shakespeare Company's Open Day. David Tennant, Patrick Stewart and Associate Director Gregory Doran talk about Hamlet. I bought the last ticket in the place, top row, end seat.
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Walking in town
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Walking in town
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Walking in town
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Gower Memorial in Bancroft Gardens: Falstaff
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Gower Memorial in Bancroft Gardens: Lady MacBeth
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Gower Memorial in Bancroft Gardens: Hamlet
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Gower Memorial in Bancroft Gardens: Prince Hal
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Stratford-upon-Avon - Gower Memorial in Bancroft Gardens
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Across the road from Anne Hathaway's cottage.
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage garden
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage and gardens
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage and gardens
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage and gardens
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage - Willow Cabin. There were recordings of Shakespeare's sonnets playing in here.
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Mary Arden's House - Pamer's Farm, next to home of Shakespear's mother
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Mary Arden's Farm - pigs!
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Mary Arden's Farm - Kitchen garden
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Mary Arden's Farm - In the falconry.
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Mary Arden's Farm - across the garden into Wilmcote town
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Mary Arden's Farm - Childhood home of Shakespeare's mother
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Mary Arden's Farm - Donkey
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Mary Arden's Farm - Longhorn cattle
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Mary Arden's Farm - Cotswold sheep
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Mary Arden's Farm - Falconry demonstration
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Oxford
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Oxford - Christ Church College and Cathedral
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Oxford - Christ Church College
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Oxford - Christ Church College ceiling detail
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Oxford - Christ Church College Dining Hall. Lots of hints of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland here, it is also used in the filming of the first two Harry Potter movies.
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Oxford - Christ Church College. Lewis Carroll's portrait in the dining hall.
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Oxford - Christ Church College. Stained glass in the dining hall
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Oxford - Christ Church College, Tom Quad
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Oxford - Christ Church College, stained glass in dining hall. Recognize anyone?
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Oxford - Christ Church Cathedral
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Oxford - Christ Church Cathedral. St. Michael window in the North Transept
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Oxford - Christ Church College. Tom Tower houses the 7 ton bell, Great Tom.
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Oxford - Punting boats on the River Thames
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