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High Street, TEWKESBURY, GL20 5JZ

Located at 99-100 High Street. The overhanging upper storeys, though providing a degree of shelter for pedestrians, give the ground floor shops a somewhat inconspicuous appearance.

Tewkesbury's first railway station stood on the High Street and opened in 1840. This station was on a branch line connecting Ashchurch Station on the main Bristol to Birmingham line with Tewkesbury and the river quay on the Severn. The station closed in 1864 when a second station was built in the town on the new Ashchurch to Malvern railway. This first station was demolished in 1929 but for some inexplicable reason a pillar seen here on the left was left standing.

A pub on the corner of High Street and Quay Street

In the 1960s this part of Tewkesbury High Street was redeveloped. In the 1970s the English architectural historian, Alec Clifton-Taylor, presented a BBC television series called 'Six English Towns'; one of the towns was Tewkesbury and he wasn't very complimentary about this High Street development.

These shops and flats date from 1972.

Number 104 High Street is a 17th century building, refronted in the early to mid 19th century. The front is brick, the rest timber framed under a tile roof. The set back attic was rebuilt in the 20th century. The shopfront is 20th century. Listed, for group value, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025076 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.

Number 105 High Street has an early 19th century front, probably on an earlier structure. The shopfront is late 19th century. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1201261 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.

At the mid-October 2012 date of this view, Costa coffee shop at 95-96 High Street was in premises formerly occupied by Wine Rack (wine, beer and spirits retailers). A branch of Blockbuster is on the left. Woody's fruit and vegetables shop is on the right.

This limestone column, between numbers 102 and 103 High Street, is all that remains of Tewkesbury's first railway station. See the details on the accompanying plaque Image 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.

The plaque accompanying the column seen at Image 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.