In October/November 2010, I went to England to see my Mum who turned 90 in June. She still walks to the shops everyday! Anyway, I hired a car and we did some touring. I mainly took photos of old sights as we do not have such old monuments in Australia.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
Guess what - trying to park in Clifton - wall to wall cars ... Mum sat in the...
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Bath
View from the back window of Iris and Gerald's place - wonderful!...
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Wells Cathedral
First stop on the way to Exeter. Started in 1175 - it took about 80 years to...
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Wells Cathedral
Detail of some of the amazing statues.
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Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral Clock. It has been there since about 1390 and it is still...
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Wells Cathedral
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Wells Cathedral
Ralph of Shrewsbury 1363.
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Wells Cathedral
You are not allowed to use flash here as this tapestry is really old!
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Wells Cathedral
Can you imagine the skill of the 13th century craftsmen who built this arch?
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Wells Cathedral
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Wells
The Square next to the cathedral.
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Wells
Yet another pub. We did not visit this one.
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Burrowbridge
We went from Bath to Wells and then on to Exeter via the back roads....
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Alphington Halt
The station has long gone - someone called Beeching killed British...
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Alphington Halt
A gargoyle on a post box? Whatever next ...
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Caerphilly
We took a day trip from Bath to Cardiff. University Hall was very run...
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Woburn Abbey
Another cold and wet day in England - just prior to coming home to summer. Of...
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Woburn Abbey
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Woburn Abbey
Amazing tree in the grounds.
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Woburn Abbey
Round the back.
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Woburn Abbey
Round the front.
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Woburn
The church.
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Western Europe
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