The crowning glory of Tewkesbury
is the magnificent medieval Tewkesbury Abbey. See an overview
of the Abbey here,
and take our virtual
tour.
The Bell Hotel,
just outside the Abbey grounds. The Bell is just one of the many
surviving medieval buildings in Tewkesbury.
This half timbered shop building
sports a lion and unicorn crest.
Who says half timbered buildings
are "black and whites"? This one is more of an "orange
and white".
This carving over the door of "The
Hat Shop" on Church Street is labelled 1664.
The Royal Hop Pole,
mentioned in The Pickwick Papers, by Charles Dickens.
The Old Baptist Chapel (fittingly,
to be found on Old Baptist Chapel Court!). The chapel dates from
at least as early as 1655, and is displayed with period furniture.
Free entry.
The Abbey overlooking one of the
earliest examples of a "speculative buildings project",
built by the monks with an eye to rental profits.
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