Gloucestershire
Fairford Heritage Trail Click here for the walk leaflet
Park Lodge – 19th century gate house for Fairford Park
Fairford Mill 17th century, but there was one recorded in the Doomsday book
Mr H reads the plaque on the wall
There are lots of swans and ducks, and we saw some trout
2 swans go for a walk
and have a sit down – on the road
Several cars weaved between the swans – not necessarily slowing down
Oxpens
Milton Farm
Coln House school – formerly the lunatic asylum
River Coln
Retort House – former gas & coke works
Former White Hart Court pub
Half timbered Post Office
Former Coaching Inn
The other side of the market place
Tudor cottage – the oldest dwelling in town?
Tudor House
Road from the hospital and The Croft
Former Police Station & Magistrates Court 1860
Farmor’s school – now a community centre
Fairford Church, rebuilt 1490s
Click here for The History of St Mary’s Church
Tabletop tombs, characteristic of wealthy clothiers
The church has the only near complete set of medieval stained glass windows in Britain
Tomb of John Tame, who rebuilt the church
One of the misericords
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Click here for more photos of St Mary’s Church Fairford