Tewkesbury buildings [147]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 18 May 2021

Number 123 High Street is a medieval building, remodelled circa 1600 and refronted in the late 18th century. The front is brick, the rest is timber framed, mostly with brick noggin, all under a tile roof. The shopfront is 19th century and, on the right, is a 16th century doorway to an entrance court of the adjoining property, number 124 High Street. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1201266 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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