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Bathford War Memorial

Bathford is a village a few miles north of Bradford-on-Avon, where we stayed during our trip to Bath, Wells etc.

We stopped for a look around on pur way back north.

In the grounds of St Swithun’s Church I found its War Memorial, a cross surmounting a pillar on a square base with gabled edges:-

War Memorial, Bathford

Dedications to both wars:-

Bathford War Memorial Dedications

Other names for both wars:-

Names, Bathford War Memorial

Names, War Memorial, Bathford

 

Great War names:-

War Memorial, Bathford, Great War Names

In the churchyard there was one war grave of Second Lieutenant E C Guillebauld, Worcestershire Regiment, 3/6/1915, aged 32:-

War Grave, Bathford

Bradford-on-Avon War Memorial

Bradford-on-Avon‘s War Memorial is an obelisk standing on a square base with urns at the base’s quarters. It occupies a small green space near the bridge over the Avon at the town’s centre:-

Bradford-on-Avon War Memorial

Great War dedication and names Adams-Curtis;-

On War Memorial, Bradford-on-Avon,

Great War names, Dagger – White:-

War Memorial Plaque Bradford-on-Avon

Unveiling dedication:-

Unveiling Dedication, Bradford-on-Avon War Memorial 4

World War 2 dedication and names:-

World War 2 Dedication and Names, Bradford-on-Avon War Memorial

Bradford-on-Avon (ii) Bridge and River Avon

Bridge over the River Avon at Bradford-on-Avon:-

Bridge, Bradford on Avon,

The peculiarly shaped building to the left was once the town’s lockup, where prisoners were kept overnight (presumably till they sobered up.)

Bridge, reverse view:-

River Avon and Bridge, Bradford-on-Avon

Reflections:-

Reflections, Bradford-on-Avon

Rivert Avon:-

Reflections, Bradford-on-Avon

 

Bradford-on-Avon (i)

Bradford-on-Avon is a town in Wiltshire. It had been recommended to us by our daughter-in-law as being worth seeing so we booked three nights there. It has some fairly old buildings like the one on the left below:-

Ravello, Bradford on Avon

Just to the left of the above is The Bridge Tea Rooms:-

Bridge tea rooms , Bradford on Avon

These are quaint inside:-

Interior, Bridge Tea Rooms, Bradford-on-Avon

Bridge Tea Rooms, Bradford on Avon

Another street view:-

Bradford on Avon Street, Wiltshire

The Catholic Church was once the Town Hall:-

Catholic Church, Bradford-on-Avon

The Swan Hotel:-

Swan Hotel, Bradford on Avon

There is a particularly steep hill down into the town which is quite hilly overall as you can see from the houses in the background here:-

House in Bradford-on-Avon,

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