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On Saturday, the 17th of August, we ate at Boycott Farm
and walked through the grounds of Stowe School.
and walked through the grounds of Stowe School.
We had lunch at Boycott Farm.
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Stowe School
The Chinese House
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Red Hot Pokers
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Following are some photos of the villages of
Stow on the Wold,
Stow on the Wold,
Broadway and Chipping Campden.
(Thursday, August 15th)
(Thursday, August 15th)
Restored BSA motorcycles
A covered market area for weekly market days.
A British Morgan sports car
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At the Mini factory museum
Friday, August 16th
The factory has 1200 of these robots.
1914 Morris Bullnose
1948 Morris Minor
Drawn on a tablecloth in 1956 before 1959 production.
Austin Traveller
Rally champions from Finland (driving Minis)
Rally champion
They made six of these "orange" Minis
The old and the new
A Mini camper :-)
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The Town of Bicester
Saturday, August 17th
William and Ann's: 4 Priory Close
William and Ann's garden
Nash's Bakery in Bicester
Bicester Wool Shop
Market Square in Bicester
Chapel Street, Bicester
Bicester sunset
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Quainton
Sunday, August 18th
Dorothy, Marilyn, Ann, William and Robert
Robert preached at Quainton Baptist Church.
Robert preached at Quainton Baptist Church.
Our Renault from Europcar
Quainton village
A "kissing" gate
A cast iron British Post box
Note the straw fox on the thatched roof cottage.
Quainton Windmill
Gears inside the mill
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Back in Bicester...
Ann made us this great Sunday dinner!
Lamb, mint sauce, gravy, potatoes, carrots, green beans,
cauliflower, broccoli and Yorkshire pudding.
Trifle and ice cream for dessert.
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Our visit to Jean Curtis
Tuesday, August 20th
Here is where Jean now lives:
Bethany Care Home in Tadley.
Bethany is co-located with the assembly.
Bethany Oaks 55+ cottages
"Uncle Roly's" transport collection is still there.
Dorothy and Jean
Gracie-May and Katie
Jean's Granddaughter and Great Granddaughter
Gracie-May
Dorothy, Joanna, Gracie-May, Katie and Ryan
Afterwards, we went to Rosebourne garden center.
More than a "garden center"
Old alms houses for the poor in Maidenhead.
The plaque reads:
Theis almeshovses were erec
ted & bvilt at Y sole & proper
cost & charges of James Smyth
Esqvior citizen & salter of
London in Y yeare of our Lord 1659
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Fingest and Turville.
Wednesday, August 21st
We ate at this pub in Fingest.
The Fingest church dates from 1217.
It was a narrow little church inside.
Houses in the village of Turville.
The church in Turville
The bell pulls are ready for ringing practice.
Owen's namesake was remembered
in the stained glass window.
A post box and phone box.
The windmill on the top of the hill was
in the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
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A walk through Haddenham
The village of Sue and Humphrey
Thursday, August 22
The village church and pond
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The oval sign says, "Come and experience
the love of God in this place."
The first date on this list is 1086.
I like the brickwork on this building.
I have taken a photo of this same Mini
on every trip to England.
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Shopping in High Wycombe
Friday, August 23rd
High Street, High Wycombe
A "Chiltern Hundreds" bus
We stopped at Garden Railway Specialists
in Princes Risborough.
in Princes Risborough.
This locomotive was live steam
and about three feet long!
All the controls for the steam.
A man from Gilbert, Arizona had just purchased one.
There were many beautiful electric trains.
A smaller live steam locomotive.
Thomas the tank engine was operating in the switch yard.
There were hundreds of beautiful locomotives.
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Family BBQ
Saturday, August 24th
William and Ann's new VW Polo
Chris's House
Chris's back garden (note the palm tree)
This used to be in the front room of the old house.
This used to be in the dining room of the old house.
Ann, Sue, Humphrey, Dorothy, Craig
William and Evie
Edward, Sue, Tim
Julie and Robin
Ann, Sue, Robin, Tim, Edward, William, Julie, Evie, Bob, Craig
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Sunday, August 25th
We went to Hurst Gospel Hall in Whistley Green.
After a quick lunch with Paul and Rachel, the GPS
took us down Winchbottom Lane, a single track road.
We had to back up three times to let cars by
on the way to Sue and Humphrey's.
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Coombe Hill
Monday, August 26th
"I think that I shall never see
a poem as lovely as a tree..."
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The men who served and gave their all
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Susie climbed into this tree when she was nearly 12.
July 11, 2002
Blackberries like grandma and the girls used to pick.
Friends from the 1960's and 1970's
Robert and Marilyn's house in Wantage
Robert and Marilyn
Robert welcoming everyone
Dorothy, Honica, Sharon
Rachel and Monica
Pete and William
Paul
High tea
Getting ready to take a group photo
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Rachel, Robert, Sharon, Marilyn, Honica, Monica,
Pete, William, Ann, Dorothy, Lauri, Paul
Enjoying old photos
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Bognor Regis
Tuesday, August 27th
The pier at Bognor Regis
Fishermen's tackle: lobster and crab traps
The beach at Bognor Regis
Dorothy on the pier
A candy rock shop
Fish and chips, ice cream, etc.
A beacon which is used to honor special
occasions by lighting a fire in the basket.
Fast food in Bognor Regis
Chris and Grace's lovely back garden
Mark, Grace, Chris
Chris, Grace, Lauri, Dorothy
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Cars and Trains
Changing to a different rental carand a walk to the Haddenham train station.
Wednesday, August 28th
It's a 2019 Peugeot 3008 GT Line
Around the corner from Sue and Humphrey's.
We liked the curved archways over the gates.
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Bicester
Thursday, August 29th
You can "shop at over 160 luxury fashion, lifestyle, beauty
and homeware stores." Tourists come from all over the world
to shop here. You hear many different languages spoken.
is actually an Islamic prayer room.
to keep doves and pigeons as part of their food supply.
The war memorial
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The Village of Portinscale
250 miles north of Bicester
Friday, August 30th
Friday, August 30th
"Corner Cottage"
Our home for a week
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The following are inside our "Corner Cottage."
Keswick, England
Saturday, August 31st
This museum was fascinating!
We learned about the history and
manufacturing of pencils.
phases of the manufacturing process.
The round pattern is of half-sized pencils.
They were used by ladies in the 1800's
to fill out their dance cards, on which they
would list who they intended to dance with
as the evening progressed.
This is the world's largest pencil.
984 pounds26 feet long
to celebrate the Millennium.
Now located 25 miles west of Keswick..
Keswick fruit and vegetable market
Keswick's famous "Moot Tower"
Beatrix Potter's House
Sunday, September 1
Her house is in the village of Near Sawrey.
Knowing Beatrix Potter's love of animals,
it was appropriate that I was able to take a
picture of this English Robin.
did some of her writing.
Part of her garden
The village of Near Sawrey which inspired the
setting for many of her stories.
We had a nice lunch in this restaurant.
The view from where we ate was complete
with a chess set on the green.
Waiting in line for the cable ferry to Bowness.
Lake Windermere
A toaster teapot
William Wordsworth
and family
I listened, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.
William Wordsworth
Grasmere village gingerbread bakery
You can read about Castlerigg by clicking on the picture.
Waterfalls and Mountains
Aira Force and Gowbarrow FellMonday, September 2nd
some postcards in the mailbox that is
built into our Corner Cottage.
the waterfall called "Aira Force."
down from the bridge.
There was a lot of water
going down a narrow channel.
reached the top of Gowbarrow Fell.
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Rosthwaite Walk
Tuesday, September 3rd
Driving to where our walk begins.
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I like the curve on this stone wall.
It looks like it wasn't raining
(but it was).
Herdwick sheep
One of the villages we walked through.
The mountains here are very steep and
some are quite rugged.
All the rain makes this a fast flowing stream.
In the beginning we tried to keep our feet
dry. By the time we got to the end, we just
walked through three inch deep puddles.
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(but it was).
some are quite rugged.
dry. By the time we got to the end, we just
walked through three inch deep puddles.
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Honister Pass and Mirehouse
Wednesday, September 4th
A church has been here since 1507.
This building dates from 1840.
Wordsworth said, "A man must be very unsensible
who would not be touched at the sight of the
chapel of Buttermere."
to find somewhere out of the rain.
Mirehouse Manor
Mirehouse dates from 1666 and added to byothers who lived there.
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Keswick
Thursday, September 5th
and Friar's Crag began by crossing this bridge...
and across these fields.
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...and through Hope Park.
"The first thing which I remember as an event in life
was being taken by my nurse to the brow
of Friar's Crag on Derwent water."
The other side reads,
"The Spirit of God is around you in the air that you breathe,
and His glory in the light that you see,
and in the fruitfulness of the earth,
and the joy of its creatures.
He has written for you day by day His revelation
as He has granted you day by day your daily bread."
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Lunch and a walk
Saturday, September 7th
Dorothy and Sue in the village of Lacey Green
Dorothy, Barbara, Sue, Linda, John
and dates from 1650.
Here is how the windmill looked in 1970
before it was restored by volunteers.
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Church and Indian Meal
Sunday, August 8th
1935 Morris 8
walked to the House of Spice for lunch.
were common. This story was about a boy
who went bad, then reformed after a bad dream.
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West Wycombe
Monday, September 9th
This is the Swan pub in West Wycombe.
This swan is the county symbol for Buckinghamshire.
We had some refreshment at the
Apple Orchard tea room.
The tea room had a garden with beautiful roses.
West Wycombe
West Wycombe Library
We walked up West Wycombe Hill.
Can you see the children with their red
sweaters as part of their school uniforms
at West Wycombe Combined School?
Looking over the Chiltern Hills.
West Wycombe Mausoleum
In memory of Sir Francis Dashwood and family
Saint Lawrence's Church is at the top of the hill.
Dorothy's Uncle Edward's and Auntie Francis's
ashes are interred here.
We had a sandwich here.
Then we walked out on Yarmouth Pier.
This little building was on the end of the pier.
There were a lot of boats in the marina.
Yarmouth is very interesting.
sweaters as part of their school uniforms
at West Wycombe Combined School?
ashes are interred here.
When we stopped for diesel and AdBlue
we saw this 1933 Talbot.
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Tuesday, September 10th
We took the ferry from Lymington to Yarmouth.
Driving on to the ferry.
On our way
Relaxing on the ferry
sells cider and various other items.
Queen Victoria's Osborne House
Wednesday, September 11th
Osborne house was designed by Prince Albert.
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one of the many paintings in the house.
the Bible into German.
One of the queen's daughters
designed this peacock.
Queen Victoria died in this bed in 1901,
aged 81.
Queen Victoria would go down to the sea
with her children.
The queen would then get into the water
behind the curtains that hung down from the porch.
This playhouse was built for the children.
as a museum. The items in the museum
room grew so much that he had
this museum built next door.
There were many interesting displays that
Prince Albert collected with his children.
He also taught the children military strategy.
The prince spent a lot of time
developing this walled garden.
There were even topiary pigs!
After the Osborne House, we saw this
church that dates from the year 902.
This doorway leads to the
oldest part of the church.
Thick walls and narrow windows.
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Haven Street Railway
Friday, September 12th
These are the levers to change the signals.
An unrestored car...
...restored!
After Haven Street, we went to Shanklin for tea.
You could eat in the garden or inside.
We walked down to the seaside after tea.
That's Culver Cliff in the distance.
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The Needles and Newtown Saltmarsh
Friday, September 13th
The Needles are on the far western side
of the Isle of Wight.
sand art in bottles of different shapes.
the Needles Batteries.
50 pounds of gunpowder.
Go down this iron spiral staircase...
...and here's the view!
were rationed during the war.
that shoes would not wear out.
first illuminated in 1859.
goes to the top of the cliffs.
we saw these Austin 7's from about 1933.
the way to Newtown Saltmarsh.
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Roman Villa, Culver Cliff and Sandown
Saturday, September 14th
We first stopped at the Roman Villa.
The white lines are where the walls of part
of the villa used to be some 1800 years ago.
like 1800 years ago.
to be the best in Europe.
This was a ceremonial bath.
a building built around them.
Below are the caravans at Whitecliff Bay
where we have stayed in other years.
all the way into the middle of Sandown.
About 20,000 steps!
Looking back towards Sandown
on the long walk back.
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Leaving the Isle of Wight
Sunday, September 15th
Fort Victoria for tea and a scone.
port at Yarmouth.
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