Tewkesbury buildings [83]
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Tewkesbury buildings [83]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2021
Number 67 Barton Street is an early or mid 16th century building, refronted in the mid or late 18th century. Timber framed, jettied to the street but underbuilt, with a rendered front under a mix of tile and asbestos-cement roof. The shopfront is early 19th century and there is a long rear wing in brick. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280955 The market town of Tewkesbury is sited at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, some 9 miles north of Gloucester, close to the border with Worcestershire. Founded in Saxon times, the town thrived and there are many medieval and Tudor buildings including Tewkesbury Abbey, bought by the townspeople to use as their parish church. One of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses was the Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.992556
Longitude
-2.155785