Tewkesbury buildings [98]
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Tewkesbury buildings [98]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2021
Number 2 High Street has a three-storey front block linked to a square four -storey block, all 18th century. Further to the rear is a later addition linked by a glazed passageway. Constructed in brick under roofs of tile and felt. There is a fine 19th century shopfront. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280304 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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