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Tag: cotswolds

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The weirdness of the Lower Mill Estate: a gated, second-home Cotswold ‘community’

Thu 29th September, 2011 - by editor - 34 Comments.

Feeling like a cross between a Hollywood set, The Prisoner, The Truman Show and some soulless gated community in a posh part of Los Angeles is the Lower Mill Estate, …

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Cirencester Town disused railway station – Victorian Gothic stuck in a car park

Mon 26th September, 2011Tue 27th September, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

Now stranded in the middle of a car park in the centre of town is the remains of Cirencester Town railway station, a rather fine two-storey building designed by Isambard Kingdon …

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A visit to the New Brewery Arts, Cirencester – contemporary craft in the Cotswolds

Thu 22nd September, 2011Thu 22nd September, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the centre of the town, Cirencester’s New Brewery Arts centre houses a contemporary art gallery, craft shop, cafe and theatre, plus a host of on-site ‘maker studios’. Billed …

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Dancing in the middle of the River Thames

Mon 19th September, 2011Sun 18th September, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Yes it’s true!  The lovely E really is dancing in the middle of the River Thames, although anyone hoping for a dramatic water-splashing, leg kicking scene in the middle of a busy waterway is going …

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