Friday, March 15, 2024

Leaving

Lapworth railway station is the final subject this week and also of this blog. We are moving to a new blog which is on a similar vein though expanded to cover all parts of the country. You can find the Around the Shires blog on this link. Thanks visiting this blog over the years and i hope you will visit the new one.


Thursday, March 14, 2024

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Lapworth CC

Lapworth Cricket Club.


Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Water tower

Water infrastructure in Lapworth.


Monday, March 11, 2024

Lapworth

There will be an important announcement at the end of the week, but firstly this week's theme is Lapworth in Warwickshire.


Friday, March 8, 2024

Kettering station

Kettering railway station with it's fine Midland canopies.


Thursday, March 7, 2024

The Stitching Pony

Pub in Kettering.


Wednesday, March 6, 2024

St Peter and St Paul

The fine parish church with it's rather superb spire.


Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Bingo no more

What was likely once a swish Art Deco cinema, then a bingo hall, now awaiting it's next use.


Monday, March 4, 2024

Kettering

This week we are in the fine Northamptonshire town of Kettering.


Friday, March 1, 2024

Crown Inn

Pub in Colwall.


Thursday, February 29, 2024

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Interesting roof

A cottage with an interesting roof in Colwall.



Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Restaurant

It looks like it used to be a pub but now a restaurant.



Monday, February 26, 2024

Colwall

This week we visit the village of Colwall in Herefordshire. A place to have a ride.


Friday, February 23, 2024

Across the field

Another view of the church, this time across a farm field.


Thursday, February 22, 2024

The tower

Not part of a castle apparently but a folly? Either way, its very cool.


 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Thatch and friends

Thatched roof cottage in Radford Semele, which has an interesting addition.


Tuesday, February 20, 2024

St Nicholas

Parish church of Radford Semele.


Monday, February 19, 2024

Radford Semele

This week we are in Radford Semele in Warwickshire.


Friday, February 16, 2024

Mile post

Distances to various other towns.



Thursday, February 15, 2024

St John the Baptist

The parish church, next to Stokesay castle.



Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Welsh Marches

Craven Arms is on the English side of the Welsh Marches, there is plenty of fine scenery around here.


Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Stokesay Castle

A small castle near to Craven Arms.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Craven Arms

This week's theme is Craven Arms in Shropshire.



Friday, February 9, 2024

Down hill

High Wycombe is notorious for it's steep hills, luckily this one looks down hill!



Thursday, February 8, 2024

War memorial

In High Wycombe.



Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Sosh Club

Looks like a pub though apparently a boutique hotel and bar... which looks like a pub.


Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Railway viaduct

In High Wycombe.



Monday, February 5, 2024

Return to High Wycombe

This week we return to the town of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. 



Friday, February 2, 2024

Inside the church

The parish church is just as impressive inside than out.



Thursday, February 1, 2024

View from on high

Great Malvern is pretty high up and hilly and does offer some interesting views.



Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Great Malvern Priory

The impressive parish church.



Tuesday, January 30, 2024

The Unicorn

Pub in Great Malvern.



Monday, January 29, 2024

Great Malvern

This week we visit Great Malvern in Worcestershire.



Friday, January 26, 2024

Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul

Leominster Priory is now the parish church.



Thursday, January 25, 2024

Footbridge

View over the footbridge at Leominster station.



Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Forbury Chapel

A chapel built in 1282 in a time of conflict between the townspeople and the monks at Leominster Priory. Later the building was used as a school and a court.



Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Chequers

Pub in Leominster.



Monday, January 22, 2024

Leominster

Our first foray into Herefordshire is the market town of Leominster.



Friday, January 19, 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Blythe

A small river in Widney Manor.



Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Fields but...

An idyllic view of a field in Widney Manor though if you look in the background you can see the motorway!

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Railway bridge

A railway bridge next to the station in Widney Manor.



Monday, January 15, 2024

Widney Manor

This week's theme is Widney Manor near Solihull.


Friday, January 12, 2024

M45

Motorway passing Dunchurch.



Thursday, January 11, 2024

Stocks

Local punishment for local people.



Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Dun Cow

Former staging inn and now pub in Dunchurch. 



Tuesday, January 9, 2024

St Peters

Parish church in Dunchurch.



Monday, January 8, 2024

Dunchurch

This week's theme is the Warwickshire village of Dunchurch.