I drove on to another wonderful town in the Cotswolds called Malmesbury. There were just a couple of stops along the way.
Parsons Nose, 30 High Street, Melksham, Wiltshire, England UK
Bricked In, Lowebourne, Melksham, Wiltshire, England UK
Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England UK
Pew Hill House, Pew Hill, Chippenham , Wiltshire, England UK
The Old Bell Hotel, Abbey Row, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Dating to 1220 and originally named The Castle Inn as it was built on the site of Malmesbury Castle.The name was changed in 1798. It served as the guest house of the Abbey located next door. It has a claim to be considered as the oldest hotel in England. The Historic England official ‘listing’ of the hotel as a Grade I building, for example, describes the hotel as having been originally the ‘Abbey Guest House’.
After the Dissolution of the Abbey in 1539 and the departure of the monks the building became an inn offering accommodation to travellers on the road from Bristol to Oxford. The claim that the Old Bell is the oldest hotel in England is based, therefore, on the strong possibility that there was more or less continuous use of the building as a place of hospitality from about 1220 to the present day.
Malmesbury Abbey, Gloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, is a religious house dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. It was one of the few English houses with a continuous history from the 7th century [c.676] through to the dissolution of the monasteries.
The abbey, which owned 23,000 acres (93 km2) in the twenty parishes that constituted the Malmesbury Hundred, was closed at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 by Henry VIII and was sold, with all its lands, to William Stumpe, a rich merchant. He returned the abbey church to the town for continuing use as a parish church, and filled the abbey buildings with up to 20 looms for his cloth-weaving enterprise.
Malmesbury Market Cross, 1A Market Cross, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Old Bakehouse, 27 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Access to Beer Garden, The Kings Arms, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
HM Postmaster-General Notice, 41 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Inscription:
H.M. POSTMASTER-GENERAL, THE OWNER OF THE LAND IN FRONT OF THIS NOTICE BOUNDED BY METAL STUDS, HAS NOT DEDICATED AND DOES NOT INTEND TO DEDICATE AS A HIGHWAY, THE SAID LAND OR ANY PART THEREOF OR ANY WAY THEREON OR THEREUNDER.
The building where this is affixed was erected in 1902.
Only Here, 41 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Old Library, 44 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Freehold currently for sale of Offers over £400,000.
Residences, Jcn High Street & King’s Wall, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Lotus House, 119 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Rose & Crown, High Street, Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
St John’s Court Almshouse, High Street, Burton Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
St John’s Court, a group of three almshouses, stands on the site of the medieval hospital of St John of Jerusalem. The date of the foundation of the hospital is unknown, but records attest to its existence by the C13. It is reported to have incorporated an existing chapel, the former late-Norman doorway to which remains within the southern wall of the building. The hospital was closed as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the site is recorded as having been confiscated. It was acquired by clothier John Stumpe, who transferred ownership to the Corporation in 1580, with the liability on them for the maintenance of a school and almshouses at £20 a year.
Left Column Plate Inscription:
In memory of the Malmesbury men who made the supreme sacrifice in the second worl war 1938-1945.
Right Column Plate:-
Names those men.
Dedicated in 1951.
<a href=”https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24206″><b>Imperial War Museum Reference</b></a>
WW2 Gates, Lower High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Through to St Johns Court Almshouse.
The Silk Mills, High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Also known as the Avon Mills (a branch of the Avon River right alongside.). They were built in 1790 originally for wool but also used for corn and are Grade II Listed buildings. They have now been converted to apartments.
St John’s Bridge, River Avon, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Brazier, King Althelstan’s Mead, Lower High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Brook, King Althelstan’s Mead, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Kings Wall Street Sign, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
The Round House, 77 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
Cottage, 66 High Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
A Grade II Listed Building dating from late 17th to early 18th century.
The Old School House, 40 Gloucester Street, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England UK
