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Chester Street, CIRENCESTER, GL7 1HG

Oddfellows Arms Chester Street Cirencester Historical information links http://pubshistory.com/Gloucestershire/Cirencester/index.shtml http://www.gloucestershirepubs.co.uk/FeatureFiller/index.php

An odd name for this pleasant terrace of 11 Cotswold stone houses off Chester Street, as no curve is detectable.

Furthest from the camera is a row of three houses - 50, 52 and 54 Chester Street. Built in the mid 19th century, the row is listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1298697 Near the camera is a pair of houses - 56 and 58 Chester Street. Built in the mid 19th century, the houses are listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1280776 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

St Michael's Park, seen from King Street. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

This large school is dated 1880 with later additions at the rear. The school opened in 1881 as Upper School for Boys, superseding Cirencester Grammar School in Park Lane. Later renamed as Cirencester Grammar School, it became a Junior and Infants School and is now Cirencester Primary School. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1187531 Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

Watermoor House was built in 1827 and designed by William Jay for Joseph Mullings. The house is Grade II listed, see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025097 Today the house is a residential care home.

Built "in c.1825-27 for Joseph Randolph Mullings, an eminent solicitor who became a Member of Parliament for Cirencester from 1848 to 1859" (http://www.cotswold.gov.uk/media/documents/Heritage/Conservation%20and%20Design/Conservation%20Areas/Cirencester/CA4/DraftCA4Section3_0to3_3_40-46.pdf ), and the first building on what had formerly been common land. Watermoor House is now a residential home for older people. This view is from St Michael's Park.

A plaque on Cirencester Primary School Image commemorating the attendance at the school from 1918-1920 of Walter Hammond, later captain of England's cricket team. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.

Number 97 Victoria Road, Frazer House, is a substantial, detached property. Cirencester, the largest town in the Cotswolds, is a market town some 15 miles south east of Gloucester and some 13 miles north west of Swindon. The town lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames and is the hub of a network of roads. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural University, founded in 1840. An important Roman settlement known as Corinium, the town, with 240 acres enclosed by walls was second only to London in size.