Day Trip to Ledbury (part 3)

The Font inside Saint Michael & All Saints Church. Image Date: 12/08/2009

The Feathers Hotel - Located on High Street, Ledbury. Image Date: 12/08/2009

The War Memorial - Outside St Katherines, High St, Ledbury. Image Date: 12/08/2009

Inside The Market House Looking Out - There is a sign inside with the text that reads: - Built after 1617 as Market Hall, corn storage chambers added some 50 years later. When corn came to be sold by sample these rooms were let, proceeds provided coats and gowns for poor. Butter and poultry market continued below. Image Date: 12/08/2009

The Outside Of The Market House - Now used as a bus stop and shelter. Image Date: 12/08/2009

An Old Building In Ledbury - I don't know what the original use of this building was, but the reason it caught my eye was how deformed it was, and how the upper floor extends the pavement below. Image Date: 12/08/2009

Ledbury Park - One would normally expect a grand house like this to be built within the grounds that are part of that estate; this one however was built on the corner of two busy roads - Worcester Road and The Southend. Originally named 'New House' it was owned by Edward Skynner, a clothier/haberdasher circa 1595. During the Civil War, Prince Rupert made New House his headquarters. In 1680 the estate passed to the Biddulph family. In 1820 the house changed its name to Ledbury Park. In 1996, the buildings were converted into flats/apartments. Image Date: 12/08/2009

A Flowerbed on Ledbury High Street. Image Date: 12/08/2009

Horse Trough (Close to the flowerbed in the previous slide) - Before it became an ornamental flower bed it was a trough for animals to drink from, on the right hand side was a section for humans to quench their thirst. Image Date: 12/08/2009

On Top of The Skew Bridge - This was once part of the Ledbury to Gloucester rail line, it is now part of 'The Ledbury Trail'. Image Date: 12/08/2009