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Forester Avenue, MUCH WENLOCK, TF13 6EX

Tucked down in this little street are the cottages where my Gran and Grandad used to live in the late 1950's. There have been minor changes to layout etc but they are still charming. To the left, just out of picture, are a row of cottages converted into one huge dwelling called The Old Tannery, but to me they have always had the look of weavers cottages. I can remember the days when they were all individual dwellings with children playing on the street and washing hanging everywhere. Times have certainly changed in that respect.

The right-hand half of a pair of Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101294479-7-and-8-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp-hbPnFKM8 cottages which are probably 18th century structures, but revamped in the 19th to their current appearance. The other half of the pair is Image

Now known as Cromwell Cottage, no 34 sports a shield in the tie-beam of the upper gable with the date 1661, and was Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101053849-34-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp-l8_nFKM8 in 1974.

One half of a pair of jointly Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101294479-7-and-8-barrow-street-much-wenlock cottages; the exteriors date from the early 19th century, but hide a probable 18th century core. The other half of the pair is at Image They were listed in 1974.

An early 19th century, simple town house, which was Grade II listed https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101367529-9-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp5MS_nFKM8 with many of its neighbours, in 1974.

All the properties in the row on the far side of the street are Grade II listed. Nos 7 & 8 nearest the camera https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101294479-7-and-8-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp-jbvnFKM8, then the slightly smaller no 9 https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101367529-9-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp-kYPnFKM8, the 3-storied no 11 https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101053844-11-barrow-streer-much-wenlock#.Wp-kj_nFKM8 beyond that, and finally no 12 https://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101188997-12-barrow-street-much-wenlock#.Wp-kyfnFKM8 just about visible in the sunshine at the far end.