The Cotswolds . England
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
The Cotswolds are a beautiful area.
It is also the source of the River Thames although why they define that by a small, dry doline right on top of the plateau, instead of a spring at the foot, rather puzzles me! It might be on the watershed, perhaps.
I sometimes use the Fosse Way as a scenic but also more direct route for some of my journeys, running more or less along the hills from SW to NE.
It is also the source of the River Thames although why they define that by a small, dry doline right on top of the plateau, instead of a spring at the foot, rather puzzles me! It might be on the watershed, perhaps.
I sometimes use the Fosse Way as a scenic but also more direct route for some of my journeys, running more or less along the hills from SW to NE.
ArtieKat · M
@supersnipe When I was about 18 or 19 I used to work for a local butcher a few days a week. On a Tuesday and a Thursday I had to go to the abattoir in a Moggy 1000 van - slightly darker shade than the one in your picture - and collect whole sides of pork and lamb. No refrigeration, but the van did have a washable floor which I then hosed down afterwards lol. Those were the days!
Gingerbreadspice · F
Gingerbreadspice · F
@devonman Definitely.
sunnudenow · 70-79, M
devonman · 61-69, M
@sunnudenow Nice town . I stayed at the Kings Head , good hotel
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
Primnproper · 56-60, F
emmasfriend · 46-50, F
Domking · 61-69, M
"But what good came of it at last?"
Quoth little Peterkin.
"Why that I cannot tell," said he,
"But 'twas a famous victory."
Robert Southey wrote this poetry named After Blenheim
Is that the same Blenheim , please?
Quoth little Peterkin.
"Why that I cannot tell," said he,
"But 'twas a famous victory."
Robert Southey wrote this poetry named After Blenheim
Is that the same Blenheim , please?
devonman · 61-69, M
@Domking The palace is named after the 1704 Battle of Blenheim. It was originally intended to be a reward to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough for his military triumphs against the French and Bavarians in the War of the Spanish Succession, culminating in the Battle of Blenheim. The land was given as a gift, and construction began in 1705, with some financial support from Queen Anne. The project soon became the subject of political infighting, with the Crown cancelling further financial support in 1712, Marlborough's three-year voluntary exile to the Continent, the fall from influence of his duchess, and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh.
akindheart · 61-69, F