Historical Sites in The Cotswolds
Tewkesbury Abbey
Tewkesbury Abbey is popular for the middle ages stained glass in its seven windows. It is less well known that the Abbey has a great collection of Victorian tarnished glass. It also offers some outstanding contemporary examples.
On getting in the nave, it is hard to be not impressed by the scale of the west home window, created in 1686 to replace one blown in by the wind in 1661. The stained glass, nonetheless, was not set up until 1886, commissioned by the Revd C.W. Grove as a memorial to his late spouse. The scenes portrayed follow the trip of Christ from his birth to his ascension.
Snowshill Manor
Every space in Snowshill Manor is filled with thousands of things. These range from model boats and terrifying Samurais, to toys and an attic room loaded with bicycles. Wade gave each room a name, a style and a particular purpose. All this without ever taking away from the intriguing architectural details and attributes of this three-story mansion.
The Manor is to this day offered as Wade organised it, a gold mine of inquisitiveness. There are no tags or labels. But don't worry, the friendly guides have complete expertise. They will happily inform you more, point out their favourite things and be on hand if you need any help.
Chastleton House and Garden
The house is considered one of the finest and perfectly proportioned country houses of the early 17th century. Built as a statement of wealth and power by a thriving woollen seller during the early power of King James I and owned by the same family members till 1991.
Chastleton remained a time capsule. It is a treasure-trove for nearly 400 years as the insides and collection yielded to the ravages of time.