FRENCH AUTO

THIS OLD CITROEN CAR BRINGS BACK MEMORIES OF WWII

AND INSPECTOR MAIGRET STORIES

HAROLD'S STONES

HAROLD'S STONES,

TRELLECH, MONMOUTHSHIRE

THIS PLAQUE EXPLAINS A SHORT HISTORY OF THE STONES

STEAM ROLLER

THESE STEAM ROLLERS WERE A COMMON SITE ONCE WHEN ROADS WERE BEING CONSTRUCTED OR REPAIRED

STEAMING OUT OF THE PAST

MEMORIES OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF STEAM TRAINS

VIRTUOUS WELL TRELLECH

THIS IS ST ANNE'S WELL OR VIRTUOUS WELL, IN TRELLECH, MONMOUTHSHIRE. IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT HOLY WELL FOR MANY CENTURIES BEFORE 1680. IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, IT WAS COMMON FOR PILGRIMS TO TIE STRIPS OF CLOTH TO NEARBY TREES, A TRADITION WHICH SEEMS TO CONTINUE TODAY.

CHURCH LANE

PICTURESQUE CHURCH LANE

LEDBURY

TWEENTOWN

IF YOU ARE BETWIXT AND BETWEEN, MAYBE THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD BE

PRIEST ROW

THE NAME, "PRIEST ROW" AT THIS END OF THE STREET, MAKES ONE WONDER WHY SUCH A NAME.

DID PRIESTS OCCUPY THE HOUSES HERE?

THE SIGN AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE STREET REVEALS THE SECRET OF WHY THE STREET IS NAMED

SKIPP ALLEY

IS THIS STREET SIGN A COMMAND OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO GO DOWN IT, WAS IT WHAT CHILDREN DID IN IT OR WAS IT A WARNING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE SHALL NEVER KNOW.

DOG HITCH

A HORSE HITCH YES, A DOG HITCH,

WELL, THAT'S A NEW ONE ON ME

UNUSUAL SIGNS

OVER THE NEXT FEW POSTS, I HAVE DECIDED TO INCLUDE SOME UNUSUAL SIGNS I HAVE COME ACROSS IN MY TRAVELS. I HOPE YOU FIND THEM ENJOYABLE AND AMUSING.

YE OLDE JAIL

THE CITY ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE

WELLS.

IN 1549, IT WAS THE OLDE CITY JAIL AND STILL RETAINS THE ORIGINAL BARRED WINDOWS, CHAINS, LOCKS AND SOLITARY CELL

THE WYE VALLEY

SCENIC WYE VALLEY

MONMOUTHSHIRE