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southcotswoldramblers.org.uk Day 5 Moreton, T.E.Lawrence and Clouds Hill walk Friday 15 May 2015 |
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| An interesting sign - wonder what it's all about | |
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| But we are almost ready to start our walk - what's holding us up? | |
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| Yes, a couple of stragglers coming out of the cafe where they have been swilling coffee - don't look very guilty | |
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| We head over to St Nicholas' church in Moreton | |
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| Where there are some magnificent engraved glass windows | |
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| Which replaced windows damaged in the war | |
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| And were cut in situ | |
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| Our path then takes us across a river - Mike having decided not to try and walk on water | |
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| Our Chairman poses on the bridge | |
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| Quite fast flowing | |
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| Bluebells still going strong | |
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| Our route takes us along a broad path, at first through trees | |
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| But soon over heathland | |
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| With gorse in bloom | |
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| And views now extending into the distance | |
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| Thanks for the memories | |
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| We reach the house of T E Lawrence - quite small | |
| A quote from Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" | |
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| Garner of Arabia? | |
| Upstairs | |
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| The guest room lined with aluminium foil to keep the damp out | |
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| The luxury of a bathroom | |
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| The academic side of Lawrence | |
| We've visited on the week of the 80th anniversary of his death | |
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| We relax in the gardens as we wait for others to finish their tour | |
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| And after a look round head off along a woodland track | |
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| To the spot where he died in a motorcycle accident | |
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| Close by an area where the army exercise their little tanks | |
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| Now heading back along a rather damp track | |
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| Richard striding out purposely | |
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| To discover the 'grave' in the first picture | |
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| Thanks to Mike and Heather for finding an interesting walk to finish a much enjoyed holiday. |
| Photos and captions by Richard, Mike and Sally, processed by Sally and uploaded by Mike |