Berkshire All photos by Hetty
21st May 2021
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15th October 2017
We spent an hour in Newbury walking along the canal
We took bird seed as we expected to find some hungry ducks
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28th March 2016
Shaw House
Shaw House is not far from the city centre. It was built in 1581
It is now a training centre and Register Office
It has been restored
New wallpaper based on the old
Newbury is on the river Kennet and used to be an inland port
When it rained some of the swans went to sleep – standing up!
West Berkshire Museum is in the restored Granary and Cloth Hall, near the river
The Cloth Hall was built in 1626-27 as a cloth factory
Inside the former granary
Newbury Town Hall
The Corn Exchange (opened 1861) in the Market Place is now an arts centre
Aldermaston Wharf on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Aldermaston Lock has unusual scalloped brick work