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A picture of Tewkesbury
Submitted by poe ©(30th October 2003)

A picture of Tewkesbury

The Nodding Gables (Also known as 'House of the Golden Key') The top heavy look of this rather unique looking building was caused by a break in the ridgepeice many years ago which resulted in the top sliding forward. The building was heightened by one storey during the 17th Century. Stagecoaches used to stop at the Swan Inn opposite and the nodding gables building became the ticket office for the coaching lines. After the demise of stagecoaches it went through many retail uses. It was also used as an ironmongers shop at one time hence the 'Golden Key' which you can see on this picture dangling from the building.

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