Mark Meek's Ideas: Gloucestershire And Herefordshire

As for our weekly visits, I wanted to finish the area where I was born. I had posted some of it previously. The two nearest cities are Gloucester and Cheltenham, both in Gloucestershire.

The following scenes start inside Gloucester Cathedral. Many cathedrals are built in the form of a cross, known as cruciform. The long part of the cathedral, representing the vertical post of the cross, is known as the nave. The perpendicular arms of the cathedral, representing the horizontal cross-piece of the cross, are known as the transepts. The choir is at the opposite end of the nave to the main entrance. The transepts of the cathedral typically contain small chapels, as well as various memorials and artwork.

Gloucester Cathedral was begun in the Thirteenth Century, and is a Gothic style cathedral. The older style of European cathedrals that preceded Gothic is known as Romanesque.

The tall brick buildings at the docks of Gloucester, on the Severn River, are being converted to other uses.

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This is the most familiar sight in Gloucester, the tower of the cathedral. My image.

Here is a few more scenes inside Gloucester Cathedral. Two images from the Wikipedia article "Gloucester Cathedral".

Cheltenham is an old city, although not as old as Gloucester. A city used to be defined as a place where a cathedral is located. By that definition, Cheltenham is not actually a city since it doesn't have a cathedral. The following scenes begin on the street known as the Promenade. This brings back youthful memories, I haven't been in Cheltenham since I was a teenager.

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The area around Cheltenham is known for it's attractive stone villages. Image from the Wikipedia article "The Cotswolds". The Cotswolds area is a favorite place for American expats.

But it is best-known for the location of Britain's spy headquarters. Image from the Wikipedia article "GCHQ".

Which doesn't match at all with Cheltenham's traditional architecture. Image from the Wikipedia article "Cheltenham".

Hereford Cathedral, in the city of Hereford, is older than Gloucester Cathedral even though, for some reason, it isn't as well known. These are some scenes of Hereford, starting inside the cathedral.

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Here are a few more scenes inside Hereford Cathedral. Three images from the Wikipedia article "Hereford Cathedral".

In Herefordshire is the town of Ross-on-Wye. My mother and father lived there before I was born.

In the center of Ross-on-Wye is the marketplace. It was completed in 1654, and is made of the same red sandstone that quite a bit of the rest of the town also is. Here is an early photo of the marketplace from the Wikipedia article "Ross-on-Wye".