Sunday, 21 March 2021

21st March 2021 - Barrington, Foxton, Fowlmere, Thriplow

 Barrington

Barrington village sign
Double sided. Church, thatched house and village pond with ducks. Cement works chimney (now demolished) in the background.
Barrington village sign
Thatched inn, tiled house and village pond with ducks. Cement works chimney (now demolished) in the background.

Foxton
Foxton village sign
Double sided with a fox on the top. Church and dovecot (dates from 1706). Roundhead soldiers helmet and wheat. Cricket, football and other sports. Burlington Park, house and pump.
Foxton dovecot
Dovecot
Burlington Park Foxton
Burlington Park
Fowlmere

Fowlmere village sign
Arch with horse and carriage at the top (signifying that Fowlmere was a coaching stop on the Cambridge London road?). C of E church tower and United Reform Church tower. Mallard duck in the foreground.
Fowlmere United Reform church
United Reform Church

Thriplow

Thriplow village sign
Doorway with daffodil on the surround (Thriplow has lots of daffodils and today would have been daffodil day if it were not for COVID-19). Saxon warrior under a tree. Hyacinth on post. Picture of church and smithy.
Plaque on post: "The Silver Jubilee of QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1952-1977"

Thriplow village smithy
Smithy

56 signs so far in 17 cycle rides so far. We have visited 43 out of 44 villages within 11k of my home.

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