These eight homes are almshouses, they date from 1640 and were built by a rich man named Henry Cornish to house eight poor widows. They are still in use today. Church Street, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire , England. July 2025.

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A former mill built in 1872 that once manufactured fine tweed made from the wool of local sheep. At the outset of the 1914-1918 great war, it got a contract to make army uniforms, which broke an earlier labour strike at the mill, due to the men needing to go off to war and the women needing to earn cash. It closed down in 1980 when it became a listed Grade II building. By 1988 it was converted into residential apartments. It looks unusual for a factory because the owner asked for it to look like a country house (hence the pedimented towers at the four corners), and the tall chimney stack above a dome allowed the smoke from the furnace (which created the steam that powered the looms) to escape. Now it stands silent and elegant in the landscape and hosts the peaceful home lives of many. Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. July 2025.

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#JamesHind (sometimes referred to as John Hind; baptized 1616, died 1652) was a 17th-century #highwayman and #Royalist rabble-rouser during the #EnglishCivilWar. He came from the town of #ChippingNorton, #Oxfordshire. He fought in the English Civil War for the Royalist cause. Some reports tell of him assisting the escape of #KingCharlesII after his defeat at the #BattleOfWorcester. After the war, he took up highway robbery against the #Commonwealth forces with his exploits both real.

One week today in #Chippy #ChippingNorton - Chippy Amateur Operatics present a night at the musicals, 7-9pm at the Methodist Church, tickets £10

Another of my Mystery Day Tours for Kerry’s birthday and this time it was to @DiddlySquatFarm and @RealHawkstone Big View Burgers were fantastic. #diddlysquatfarmshop #hawkstone #chippingnorton #cotswolds #hawkstoneipa @JeremyClarkson @primevideouk #gininatin #hawkstonebrewery