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England’s small towns

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England’s small towns are really interesting to walk around and enjoy the old buildings and see how they have been repurposed for shops and for other purposes.

Ely

Ely is an important town for England. This is where Oliver Cromwell looped for 10 years when he became the Lord protector after executing King Charles the first. This was the first attempt to create a republic which ultimately failed when Charles II became king evidently because Oliver‘s son failed to effectively carry on his father‘s leadership abilities.

Oliver Cromwell‘s home
This is a visitor center as well as the house itself
A little different history here. Actually during the 1500s England was not kind to the Jewish population.
The dining room
Entrance to the kitchen
Moss growing on the side of the building
Schizophrenic Shop. It’s an optician selling boots which have hearing problems. Just joking
Saint Mary’s Church where Cromwell attended
A cute old building

Winchester

This was a very complete graffiti wall
Inside Winchester Cathedral
The map of the inside of the cathedral
There is an interesting collection of silver upstairs. This is from the 1700s
A view from the silver collection area
During the Civil War these windows were destroyed. After things settled down they took the glass shards and created what you see now
The first bishop is buried here
This is the original door from the 1100s
The place where the clergy sat during official ceremonies
One of the original alters from the 1100s
Yes, Jane Austen was buried here
The spicy chicken above was a little bit sweet and not spicy. The salmon sushi was England style so the rice was very poorly made.
William Walker spent weeks underneath the foundation during a flood and helped shore up the pilings so the cathedral would not collapse. He is memorialized here

Portsmouth

The HMS warrior
As I was looking at the ship my cousin was on this Viking cruise ship passing by just as I was in Portsmouth. We later met up in London. I waved to her but she didn’t get my message
This is the perfect EV
Very quintessential British fish and chips
The map of the dockyard. You have to pay 51 pounds to see everything. I didn’t pay so I got to just walk around the pier since it was already a little late in the afternoon and there was not enough time to see everything
I just like this photo of the HMS warrior
One of the ships inside the boat museum which is included in the free pier walk around
The figurehead for the Benbow
The Royalcrest with the national flag
A navy ship docked maybe for repairs
This is a strange version of the tardis
Nelson’s ship. This is a very extensive museum inside and probably very interesting.
So Henry the eighth was walking on this pier
The Spinnaker tower
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