Welwyn wander
St Mary's parish church, Welwyn
While I was waiting for my prescription to be filled at my local pharmacy, I wandered the streets and took some photos with my trusty mobile phone of the old Hertfordshire coaching village of Welwyn, formerly a stopping place for stage coaches on the Great North Road - notorious for highwaymen such as Dick Turpin - from London to York and Edinburgh.
The Rose and Crown, one of six pubs in Welwyn
The Wellington, a good village eatery
Looking up Church Street, Welwyn
Old coaching inn? The archway could have been used by stage coaches
And Bridge Cottage is where I go to the doctors and get my prescriptions. I should stress that the doctors and the medical treatment are not at all ivy-hung!
Bridge Cottage Surgery, Welwyn
All photos © 2008 John Barnabas Leith
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4 comments
Barney,
This is painful…I love your country and its beauty!
Bilo, I also love this country and its beauty. Of course, it is not equally beautiful everywhere! But it really does have some achingly beautiful places and it has a fascinating history. All the buildings I photographed yesterday have their own stories - some of them hundreds of years old.
England looks positively underpopulated. Shall we all move there?
Welwyn, away from the centre of the village, does tend to be rather quiet.
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