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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/dandeakin/">Dan Deakin</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dandeakin/54142619094/" title="Fairground Antics"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54142619094_d8b0346a2f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Fairground Antics" /></a></p> <p>Stratford upon Avon. 2024</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/55437272@N08/">clivea2z</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/55437272@N08/54141892029/" title="Tudor House"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54141892029_8865de357c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Tudor House" /></a></p> <p>In this house, located in Henley Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, William Shakespeare the world famous playwright, poet and actor was born in 1564.<br /> <br /> The property is now owned and managed by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and around 2 million people visit the town every year to honour Shakespeare's memory.<br /> <br /> The property is a Grade 1 Listed building meaning it is legally protected from demolition or major alterations without prior permission from the local authority - Stratford upon Avon District Council.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/136439880@N03/">Oxford Murray</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/136439880@N03/54137370156/" title="Autumn Light"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54137370156_230bf21a0a_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Autumn Light" /></a></p> <p>Charlacote Park</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/162118024@N05/">A delicate sound of thunder.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/162118024@N05/54132188575/" title="How to make a delicious Swan &amp; Goose Pate."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54132188575_c9b59e57b6_m.jpg" width="240" height="170" alt="How to make a delicious Swan &amp; Goose Pate." /></a></p> <p>Take one boat, and crush 3 or 4 Swans against a quay wall...and then you lightly dust the Swans with a very light sprinkling of grated Goose...You then have a wonderful Swan Pate to serve to your guests and friends...YUM YUM.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/55437272@N08/">clivea2z</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/55437272@N08/54127378541/" title="Tenpenny Cottage"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54127378541_679c502583_m.jpg" width="240" height="174" alt="Tenpenny Cottage" /></a></p> <p>This thatched cottage dates from circa 17th century and is located in Warwickshire. It was once the home of the overseer of the poor.<br /> <br /> It is a grade 2 listed building which means it cannot be demolished or subject to major alteration without prior approval from the local authority – Stratford on Avon District Council.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54111572327/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54111572327_3e95074db5_m.jpg" width="240" height="123" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54112903540/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112903540_15a65a440f_m.jpg" width="240" height="127" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54112777559/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112777559_decc3d3ec5_m.jpg" width="240" height="108" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54112445751/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112445751_5f4e802fd8_m.jpg" width="119" height="240" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54112706988/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112706988_0240bb40d2_m.jpg" width="113" height="240" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54111572352/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54111572352_cfa222eb7c_m.jpg" width="240" height="124" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/geoff-cooke/">Geoff Cooke</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-cooke/54112777564/" title="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112777564_2cc5ae2440_m.jpg" width="146" height="240" alt="The Guild Chapel, Stratford Upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>Standing on the corner of Church Street and Chapel Lane, the Guild Chapel is one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most iconic and important historic buildings.<br /> <br /> Its rich history dates back to the 13th Century when it was built by the Guild of the Holy Cross, a prominent social and religious organisation. As the Guild grew and prospered, so did its chapel, becoming central to medieval life in Stratford-upon-Avon.<br /> <br /> Today, almost half a millennia later, the Chapel’s rare and special wall paintings offer a unique glimpse back to that medieval past. What’s been (and continues to be) uncovered is one of the rarest series of medieval wall paintings in Europe.<br /> <br /> These deathly depictions of the afterlife were banned following the English Reformation – a royal order acted on here in Stratford by John Shakespeare, father of the playwright. But rather than being destroyed, the paintings were instead covered with layers of limewash, waiting for centuries to be re-discovered…</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/137766734@N08/">1V44 (Chris Morrison)</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/137766734@N08/54110958759/" title="DMU T322 arrives at Stratford-upon-Avon in January 1987"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54110958759_6694c70dc9_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="DMU T322 arrives at Stratford-upon-Avon in January 1987" /></a></p> <p>Tyseley DMU T322 ,consisting of class 116 DMS 53880 and DMBS 53071 with class 101 TS 59114, arrives at Stratford-upon-Avon with a service from Birmingham Moor St in January 1987. Thanks to railcar.co.uk for the unit details.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/damienwalmsley/">Damien Walmsley</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/damienwalmsley/54106785763/" title="20241030 - Stratford upon Avon at night"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54106785763_e4f86bdd14_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="20241030 - Stratford upon Avon at night" /></a></p> <p>I was at dinner in Stratford so I brought my camera and tripod along for after the event.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/49637062@N00/">a_bryden</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/49637062@N00/54105712434/" title="RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54105712434_12c2d89607_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/peterscherub/">judy dean</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterscherub/54100528718/" title="The Mop Fair at Stratford upon Avon"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54100528718_7b00491d1f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="The Mop Fair at Stratford upon Avon" /></a></p> <p>I just got time to snap a couple of shots as the family hurried back to the car park - it was cold, and the silly girls had arrived at the restaurant without coats!!</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/13771916@N07/">dvdlcs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/13771916@N07/54093713108/" title="Whitman 7703/1 New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon - box"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54093713108_506e16507b_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Whitman 7703/1 New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon - box" /></a></p> <p>Make: Whitman<br /> Serial: 7703/1<br /> Title: New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon<br /> Series: Horizon<br /> Pieces: 1218 (42 x 29).<br /> Size: 32 x 21 ¼ ins. 81.2 x 53.8 cms.<br /> Date: -<br /> Bar Code: -<br /> Origin: England.<br /> <br /> Started building from the top downward, with the sky and the roof tops being completed fairly easily.<br /> <br /> The intention was to build the garden area by colour, gradually filling in the various beds, but after beginning with the white/grey pieces, progress stalled.<br /> <br /> The old UK Whitman puzzles are not the best for quality, with thin card and loose fitting pieces, and this example rather lived up to that reputation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately managed by bulling through, but there was a lot of trial and error involved with pieces being tried until a fit was found and then sometimes being removed when no adjacent pieces would fit next to them, rather than the more planned approach initially intended. <br /> <br /> Finished off with the tall hedges at the back of the garden area.<br /> <br /> Companion picture in this series is: Hampton Court, London.<br /> <br /> Bought more jigsaws…<br /> <br /> DONE: 970 puzzles (699280 nominal piece count).<br /> TODO: 859 puzzles (1146966 nominal piece count).</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/13771916@N07/">dvdlcs</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/13771916@N07/54093919085/" title="Whitman 7703/1 New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon - jigsaw"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54093919085_f7dcdecb02_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Whitman 7703/1 New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon - jigsaw" /></a></p> <p>Make: Whitman<br /> Serial: 7703/1<br /> Title: New Place Garden, Stratford upon Avon<br /> Series: Horizon<br /> Pieces: 1218 (42 x 29).<br /> Size: 32 x 21 ¼ ins. 81.2 x 53.8 cms.<br /> Date: -<br /> Bar Code: -<br /> Origin: England.<br /> <br /> Started building from the top downward, with the sky and the roof tops being completed fairly easily.<br /> <br /> The intention was to build the garden area by colour, gradually filling in the various beds, but after beginning with the white/grey pieces, progress stalled.<br /> <br /> The old UK Whitman puzzles are not the best for quality, with thin card and loose fitting pieces, and this example rather lived up to that reputation.<br /> <br /> Ultimately managed by bulling through, but there was a lot of trial and error involved with pieces being tried until a fit was found and then sometimes being removed when no adjacent pieces would fit next to them, rather than the more planned approach initially intended. <br /> <br /> Finished off with the tall hedges at the back of the garden area.<br /> <br /> Companion picture in this series is: Hampton Court, London.<br /> <br /> Bought more jigsaws…<br /> <br /> DONE: 970 puzzles (699280 nominal piece count).<br /> TODO: 859 puzzles (1146966 nominal piece count).</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mike-thornton/">Mike Thornton 15</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-thornton/54091468150/" title="The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 9229"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54091468150_9d90060f8a_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="The Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) 9229" /></a></p> <p>One of the numerous residents of the Butterfly Farm at Stratford-upon-Avon. Well worth a visit but it's a hot house so it will take your lens a while to stop misting over.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/mike-thornton/">Mike Thornton 15</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/mike-thornton/54089058526/" title="Common Chameleon 9186"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54089058526_f188858026_m.jpg" width="191" height="240" alt="Common Chameleon 9186" /></a></p> <p>A resident at the Butterfly Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon.</p>

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