Highworth, Wiltshire, busy little market town
You've found it! The only fotopic site dedicated to the market town of Highworth and its surrounding area. The photographs used to be part of my railway oriented site, but I felt that Highworth and district deserved a gallery all to itself. I hope to reflect the town as it is now, with a guided tour of the shops and facilities and pubs of course, and to add collections featuring local events, interesting happenings and local weather, particularly flooding it seems these days. Highworth is a small market town situated in North Wiltshire very close to the Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire borders, near neighbours include Faringdon, Lechlade, Cirencester and Swindon. Sir John Betjeman liked the place very much describing it as one of the best preserved market towns in all England, and it still maintains an unspoilt atmosphere thanks to the preservation of its historic centre. Its still one of those places where you meet people who have lived here all their lives, and most people once they have moved here seldom feel the need to emigrate to such far off places as Swindon. I hope you enjoy the photographs, I'm adding them all the time, and trying to make the site look more professional where I can, I've added some links to other Highworth based websites as well. Enjoy, I'll be having a pint in the Fox or the Halfpenny Tap in Lechlade! I've added some more phots on 8/9/09 after finally working out how to download pictures from my cameraphone! I've put a collection of photographs of Faringdon in now, so I've pretty much run out of small local towns to add now!
About Me
I moved to Highworth in March 2007, I've always liked the place and it seemed a logical move to leave that crossroads of Asian, African and Eastern European culture that is Swindon for somewhere a little quieter. I hope you like my website, if you have any suggestions to improve it or general comments please let me know either by email or in person at the Cellar Bar, all criticisms must be included with a pint! Cheers.

 
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Another steamroller stops to raise steam outside Toll cottage on Lechlade Road, the combination of thatch and steam engine is probably not good
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DSCF1809.JPG   Another steamroller stops to raise steam outside Toll cottage on Lechlade Road, the combination of thatch and steam engine is probably not good  Just passing through.  (419)
DSCF1813.JPG   On the move again passing the plough and making great smoke effects  Just passing through.  (323)
DSCF1854.JPG   Looking along Station Road, the road continued through what is now the bus shelter down to the station, which was closed in 1965. I shall be adding a collection of photos of the remnants of our railway shortly!  A photographic tour around Highworth  (322)
DSCF1858.JPG   Red Lion Mews at the back of the Post Office with the posties bikes awaiting the next days delivery.  A photographic tour around Highworth  (257)
DSCF1853.JPG   Home Farm cottage and farm were sold in the early 1960's and redeveloped into the Home Farm Estate, this view looks down St.Michaels Avenue with Fairford in the far distance.  A photographic tour around Highworth  (247)
DSCF1852.JPG   Highworths very own estate pub is the Goldfinger tavern, its had more managers than the England Football team. Recently it has received a much needed makeover and is under new management, and owned by Greene King of Bury St.Edmunds. It was opened in the 1960's by a relative of Ian Fleming's.  A photographic tour around Highworth  (231)
DSCF1822.JPG   The lower end of Eastrop, with Pump Cottage on the right, looking towards Coleshill  A photographic tour around Highworth  (213)
DSCF1838.JPG   The King and Queen, a former coaching Inn and supposedly the oldest pub in Highworth, parts dating to the 15th century, it was originally owned by the local Sun Brewery, which was closed by Ushers of Trowbridge in the early 1900's, it was a Whitbread House and then owned by Ushers.  A photographic tour around Highworth  (212)
DSCF1964.JPG   The Market Square seen from the Saracens Head, it really does look rather like Trumpton or Chigley  A photographic tour around Highworth  (207)
10 DSCF1760.JPG   Two very different, but equally effective forms of transport splash through the flood water.  Sunrises, Sunsets, snow, rain and floods!  (191)
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12th Dec 2009Highworth Town vs Old Woodstock Town New
7th Dec 2009Christmas Beer Festival at the Crown, Lechlade New
10th Oct 2009Apple pressing on the Podium
12th Sep 2009Coleshill Food Festival 2009
31st Aug 2009Beer Festival at the Halfpenny Brewery Lechlade
2nd Jul 2009The view from St.Michaels Church tower on a sunny Summer day
30th Jun 2009Making beer at the Halfpenny Brewery
28th Jun 2009Troutfest 2009
28th Jun 2009Colourful Summer fields around Highworth
22nd Apr 2009Highworth Town FC win the cup!
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Following the success of the late bank holiday beer festival, the Crown at Lechlade will be holding a Winter Ales Fest on Sat/Sun 5th/6th December, hearty Winter food is also promised. 12 beers will be on including a new brew from the Halfpenny Brewery.
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