Historical Wanderings: Blenheim, Gloucester and Cheltenham

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A few shots from our recent trip west. For a change we weren’t actually ‘looking’ for anyone, just exploring some new places.


Blenheim Palace Park Blenheim Palace Park 

Blenheim Palace Park 


Blenheim PalaceBlenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace


Column of Victory Column of Victory 

Column of Victory 



Blenheim Palace BridgeBlenheim Palace Bridge

Blenheim Palace Bridge



Gloucester DocksGloucester Docks

Gloucester Docks


Gloucester CathedralGloucester Cathedral

Gloucester Cathedral


Edward JennerEdward Jenner

Edward Jenner


King Edward IIKing Edward II

King Edward II


Westonbirt, National Arboretum. Westonbirt, National Arboretum. 

Westonbirt, National Arboretum. 

The is a Cedar of Lebanon, also my tree of choice (see website banner). Why? Because one of my more illustrious ancestors, Alfred Septimus Walne, is reputed to have planted an old specimen here in Norfolk. Only a mobile pic again, sorry.


Viewpoint, Nympsfield Long BarrowViewpoint, Nympsfield Long Barrow

Viewpoint, Nympsfield Long Barrow


The Long Barrow (English Heritage)The Long Barrow (English Heritage)

The Long Barrow (English Heritage)

I’m hoping to post more images from around the country as my grand 2016 photograph organisation continues…

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