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Almshouses in Tewkesbury

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Sign in almshouse window

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Old buildings turned into a restaurant

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More almshouses

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A long row of them

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More almshouses, the taller building is a museum to a local bigwig.

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Another nice old building

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The Bell Inn, dating from 1696

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The sign makes sense, but the wording is unusual

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Tewkesbury Abbey, from behind

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Tewkesbury Abbey, from across the street

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Vaulting in the abbey

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North aisle, with priest. It was still Sunday, but the service was over.

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The nave

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Ceiling of the nave

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South aisle

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Looking down the nave

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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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Stained glass window

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Nicely carved rood screen

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Stained glass window

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Vaulting in the apse

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Nice tomb

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Tomb of Hugh Despenser and his wife Elizabeth, 1349

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More vaulting in the apse

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Floor tiles

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More vaulting in the apse

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Vaulting over the choir

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Ceiling of the crossing

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Some original tiles, rediscovered in the 1870s, and used as models for the current tiles.

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Badly truncated tombstones

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The nave again

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Vaulting in the nave again

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Memorial to the allies of World War I. The U.S., France, and all the Commonwealth countries. The flags are all dusty and need to be washed, but it's a very nice tribute to the alliance.

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