NAILSWORTH
Points of interest on Katie B Morgan’s map:
Nailsworth Parish: made up of the old parishes of Minchinhampton, Avening and Horsley
Cow: Car park and bus station are the site of the old cattle market
Kettle: Originally from Malmesbury, and erected by Mr Heath in the 1870s. Made of copper, it can hold 82 gallons!
Bees: The decorative stone bee shelter in Hartpury was originally built by Nailsworth stone carver Paul Tuffley
Stonehouse ad Nailsworth Railway (SNR): Site of station and goods yard by Egypt Mill. Nailsworth Railway Company opened in 1867 but is now a cycle track
Egypt Mill: might have been named after a worker called ‘Pharoah’ Webb
Prices Mill: once a paper mill, then foundry, corn mill, and now surgery
Sheep: record of the cloth industry being in Nailsworth since at least 1448
Giggs Mill: Stroudwater Textile Trust museum
Butcher Hills Lane: Hillier’s bacon curing factory in Newmarket Valley
Hops: The Village Inn has its own microbrewery
Brewing: an important local industry founded by Joseph and Samuel Clissold in the 19th century
Beech leaves: there are plenty of beech woods locally
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Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains