| Page Views: 2,524 Last Visit to Ewelme: March, 2005 | Ewelme a quaint old town in Oxfordshire by easyoar - last update: May 13, 2005 |
| Ewelme's Almshouses and Church |
Ewelme is a very small old village in Oxfordshire that lies roughly half way between Reading and Oxford.
A large amount of what exists there today was built in the 1400's, and notable examples are the Church of St Marys, the Almshouses and the local school.
If you want to see an old traditional British Village, then it makes a good choice. It is very, very quiet, and not many tourists or visitors really go there, so it is quite off the beaten path. |
| Decoration on Ewelme School |
|  | There is quite a lot of small bits of decoration in Ewelme. This is one of the ornaments on ths side of the school. There are also gargoyles on the church.
Another point of interest is that Jerome K Jerome is buried here (the author of three men in a boat), as is the son and grand-daughter of Geoffrey Chaucer the famous poet who wrote the canterbury Tales. |
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| Pros: | "Well preserved old traditional British Village" | | Cons: | "Very, very quiet" | | In A Nutshell: | "Almost like stepping back in time" |
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evaanna Wed Jun 29, 2005 21:54 UTC
A fascinating place and so English! Your tips are a mine of interesting information, beautifully illustrated too. | Dabs Mon Jun 20, 2005 23:46 UTC
It's true, if you hang a horseshoe upside down all the luck runs out! And I thought it was rub a dub dub, three men in a TUB ;-) | craic Sun Jun 5, 2005 17:23 UTC
So if you are not a gargayle you are a grotesque. Fascinating. And jerome K. jerome. I love Three Men In A Boat. What a great page. Thank you. | hekate Mon May 30, 2005 13:35 UTC
Hey Andy, the lower statue is really a bit obscure one. This quiet town seems to have given to the world some famouse writers :))) Ah, thanks for mentioning me in your snowdrops tip :))) |
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