It's the Physic Garden at Cowbridge, reconstructed and growing plants that would cure various ailments. The building in the background used to be the grammar school but has now been converted to flats.
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47Beautiful, I like Cowbridge...cant remember the last time that I went though.
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52Cheers just got new phone so trying out camera
Re: Your pictures of beautiful scenery in your area
53Good Evening!
Do monuments count as scenery?
Just over the road and visible from our house, this 13th century cross is one of only three remaining from twelve originally erected by Edward I to commemorate his wife Queen Eleanor. At each of the coffins resting places a cross was built. Ending in London hence “Charing Cross” As she bore him 16 children I think she deserved a memorial of some kind!
Phil in Northampton
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Do monuments count as scenery?
Just over the road and visible from our house, this 13th century cross is one of only three remaining from twelve originally erected by Edward I to commemorate his wife Queen Eleanor. At each of the coffins resting places a cross was built. Ending in London hence “Charing Cross” As she bore him 16 children I think she deserved a memorial of some kind!
Phil in Northampton
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/P5gMT6b4/93-BB1-A4-A-04-C6-48-DC-B268-DE4-E016-DA7-BA.jpg)
Re: Your pictures of beautiful scenery in your area
54I assume none of those children spoke a word of Cymraegphil_in_npton wrote: January 13th, 2022, 7:10 pm Good Evening!
Do monuments count as scenery?
Just over the road and visible from our house, this 13th century cross is one of only three remaining from twelve originally erected by Edward I to commemorate his wife Queen Eleanor. At each of the coffins resting places a cross was built. Ending in London hence “Charing Cross” As she bore him 16 children I think she deserved a memorial of some kind!
Phil in Northampton
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55I doubt it, more likely French as his wife was Queen Eleanor of Castile.
We are lucky to have this wonderful open area opposite us, Lovely walk this afternoon in the winter sunshine..
Phil in Northampton
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/3wr7X1Js/83-E4-A4-A2-1236-4444-9-DB7-7-DA19-BEBDDFA.jpg)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/25HY2W1V/E837555-F-B9-A0-4-F9-A-952-E-B8-D1-F5-A33253.jpg)
We are lucky to have this wonderful open area opposite us, Lovely walk this afternoon in the winter sunshine..
Phil in Northampton
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/3wr7X1Js/83-E4-A4-A2-1236-4444-9-DB7-7-DA19-BEBDDFA.jpg)
![Image](https://i.postimg.cc/25HY2W1V/E837555-F-B9-A0-4-F9-A-952-E-B8-D1-F5-A33253.jpg)
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56Isn't Castile in Spain?phil_in_npton wrote: January 14th, 2022, 8:04 pm I doubt it, more likely French as his wife was Queen Eleanor of Castile.
We are lucky to have this wonderful open area opposite us, Lovely walk this afternoon in the winter sunshine..
Phil in Northampton
Lovely pictures however.
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57Good Evening,
My apologies… you are right. Indeed it is!
I’ve just read up a bit and the marriage was very much politically engineered to bring an end to certain hostilities. It got too complicated for me to follow!
Phil in Northampton
My apologies… you are right. Indeed it is!
I’ve just read up a bit and the marriage was very much politically engineered to bring an end to certain hostilities. It got too complicated for me to follow!
Phil in Northampton
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58Yes indeed, there history was most complicated, and politically engineered.phil_in_npton wrote: January 14th, 2022, 11:20 pm Good Evening,
My apologies… you are right. Indeed it is!
I’ve just read up a bit and the marriage was very much politically engineered to bring an end to certain hostilities. It got too complicated for me to follow!
Phil in Northampton
My oblique reference to the Welsh speaking children was about the legend of bringing his wife to Caernarfon Castle to give birth to their first child on Welsh soil and creating the title of 'Prince of Wales' heir to the throne, who he promised would be born in Wales and not speak a word of English.
Of course his son Edward 2nd eventually came to an alleged most ignominious end, involving a red hot poker and rectum.
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