On the Friday D and I went into Tenbury Wells for a wander. I do like Tenbury it has some lovely old buildings and a good selection of independent shops although sadly no book shop!
It was the Apple Festival the following day which we didn't attend but there were signs of preparation everywhere including signs and shop window displays.
Tenbury Wells is an ancient market town, once a spa for a short period, known as "the Town in the Orchard".
I parked by the leisure centre and we walked into the centre of the town via an area called The Burgage. This gets its name from the medieval word for an enclosed field extending into a town for which tenants (burgesses) paid a rent in lieu of giving feudal service to the Lord of the Manor. Today it is a recreation area with views of the River Teme and lots of lovely trees.
Oontitoomps - they get everywhere!
Marquees were being erected for the Apple Festival.
Teme bridge - the river marks the boundary between Shropshire and Worcestershire.
Teme House built 1837 as a workhouse for Tenbury Poor Law which was made up of 19 parishes. The system ended in 1929 and from 1937 until 2001 the building was used as Town Council offices.
The Ship Inn built in the C17th. By 1804 the building was made into two separate properties one called the Ship Inn and the other was used as a Blacksmith's Shop and Iron Warehouse. In 1879 it was given its present frontage.
The Butter Cross or Butter Market built in 1859 so that farmers' wives could sell butter and poultry under cover.
The Royal Oak a C16th inn and once the main coaching house for the route from London to the North. The name commemorates the escape of Charles II after the Battle of Worcester when he hid in an oak tree.
On the way back to the car park D spotted a Passion flower.
We only made a few purchases - something for tea and two cheeses and I bought a few small apple shapes carved from bark - I'll hang them on a twig when I find the right one and post a photo. I wish I had bought more - they were only 20p each and I bought five and E has already nabbed one :(
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).
