The Bell Hotel in Tewkesbury

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The Royal Hop Pole Hotel in Tewkesbury

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Ye Olde Black Bear Inn. Tewkesbury has some amazing ancient buildings, including this one, Ye Olde Black Bear - The oldest Inn in Gloucester!

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The Abbey Cottages The Abbey Cottages are a continuous terrace of small timber-framed buildings dating back to the late 15th or early 16th century. They are believed to have been built by and for the monks of the abbey. This beautiful row of cottages houses the John Moore Countryside Museum. John Moore was a local author of books on the area and also a broadcaster. A few doors along you will find another museum which is called the 'Little Museum'. This museum is a restored merchant's house, retaining many of it's medieval features.

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The Old Abbey Mill The Abbey Mill is believed to date back to around the 12th century when the river Avon was diverted into the town to power the mill of the Benedictine Monastry. The present building is 18th Century and was in use until 1933. At the other end of the mill is the entrance to the peaceful Victoria Gardens where you can sit and relax next to the river.

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The Ancient Grudge The ancient grudge was built in 1471, the year of the great Battle of Tewkesbury. This is where the building lends it's name, with the ancient 'grudge' reffering to the enmity between the houses of York and Lancaster who were the two sides who fought during the battle. The building was refronted during the late 16th century.

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Ye olde Hatte Shoppe The Beadles hat sign you can see just above the center of the window, is an early 19th century trade sign that was frequently used because the majority of folk could not read. Thus, the sign let everyone know that the shop sold hats!

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The Wheatsheaf Built around 1500, the Wheatsheaf was once an important Inn and was used as one until 1956. It is now an Antiques shop. The shape of the building is reminiscent to the stern of a ship.

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Ye Olde Black Bear This charming pub is reputedly Gloucesters oldest Inn! - dating from the late 12th Century. It has a continous history as a hostelry, at one time providing stabling for travellers horses. Shakespeare is said to have performed here with a travelling troupe.

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The Cross House The Cross House, as you can see, is an absolutely gorgeous 15th Century building. It has a magnificent entrance hall and Elizabethan panelled rooms and a stunning staircase. It is believed to have been at one time the Court House of the Lords of Tewkesbury. Unfortunately the original ground floor windows have been removed, they now exist in the ground floor of The Bull - the extension to the royal hop pole hotel. The cross house is one of the finest timber-framed buildings in tewkesbury.

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Tewkesbury Town Hall Built in 1788 the town hall is one of the few buildings in Tewkesbury that is built of stone. The towns corn market was held here in the late 18th century.

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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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The Nodding Gables in Tewkesbury - One of Tewkesbury's many historic buildings

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River Avon with the magnificent Tewkesbury Abbey visible in the background.

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The river Avon that flows gently along the backstreets of Tewkesbury Town

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Yarnells Alley

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Yarnells Alley

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A typical court area in one of Tewkesburys alleyways

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