Local Places - Part 4
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smallhobbitHaving been to Ross-on-Wye for my last Local Places post, this time we headed in the opposite direction for about the same distance, although not only a different county, but a different country and went to Chepstow in Wales. My icon is taken from a large plaque recording all the counties on the Offa's Dyke Path.
At the time of the Normal conquest, Chepstow was the lowest bridging point of the River Wye (it still is, it joins the River Severn not far away)
and Chepstow Castle was built, beginning with the Great Tower around 1067. We visited the castle last year and you can see more photos here.
At much the same time a Benedictine priory was founded and the Norman doorway to the church is still there.
It has had various additions over the years, including the stained glass (The Ascension, 1896) and the royal coat of arms (VR, 1841)
In the late thirteenth century a port wall was built, partly for defense of the town, but also to provide only one entrance to the market and therefore charge fees. This gatehouse was rebuilt in the sixteenth century.
Chepstow was a flourishing town, with many inns, including the George Inn, which was originally built around 1624, but destroyed by fire in 1896 and rebuilt. We had an excellent lunch there.
There are many other reminders of the history of the town, such as the almshouses, built in the early 1720s and the board school from 1878.
At the time of the Normal conquest, Chepstow was the lowest bridging point of the River Wye (it still is, it joins the River Severn not far away)
and Chepstow Castle was built, beginning with the Great Tower around 1067. We visited the castle last year and you can see more photos here.
At much the same time a Benedictine priory was founded and the Norman doorway to the church is still there.
It has had various additions over the years, including the stained glass (The Ascension, 1896) and the royal coat of arms (VR, 1841)
In the late thirteenth century a port wall was built, partly for defense of the town, but also to provide only one entrance to the market and therefore charge fees. This gatehouse was rebuilt in the sixteenth century.
Chepstow was a flourishing town, with many inns, including the George Inn, which was originally built around 1624, but destroyed by fire in 1896 and rebuilt. We had an excellent lunch there.
There are many other reminders of the history of the town, such as the almshouses, built in the early 1720s and the board school from 1878.
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