{"id":2194,"date":"2009-08-20T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2009-08-20T21:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=2194"},"modified":"2009-08-20T19:25:55","modified_gmt":"2009-08-20T23:25:55","slug":"bewdley-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/?p=2194","title":{"rendered":"Bewdley, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2186\" title=\"Bewdley3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley3.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley3\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley3.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My business partner, Derry, lives in the beautiful town of Bewdley in Worcestershire County, UK.\u00a0 It&#8217;s such a pretty town that it&#8217;s often referred to as &#8220;the perfect small Georgian town.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 Running through it is the River Severn.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2200\" title=\"Bewdley7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley7.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley7\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley7.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley7-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, it makes for lovely areas for people to stroll, sit and have a drink, or just relax in silence or with good conversation.\u00a0 When the weather is right, the area is incredibly serene.\u00a0 I was drinking in the calm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2184\" title=\"bewdley1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley1.jpg\" alt=\"bewdley1\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley1.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is &#8220;Thomas Telford&#8217;s Bridge&#8221; built in 1798.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2210\" title=\"Bewdley6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley61.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley6\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley61.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley61-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the evening went on, quite a bit more people were gathered than what shows above.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2208\" title=\"bewdley2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley21.jpg\" alt=\"bewdley2\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley21.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/bewdley21-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Going over the bridge takes you onto this road called Load Street. Way in the back you can see St. Anne&#8217;s Church which is over 250 years old.\u00a0 Apparently there are records of a church on the same site going back to the mid-1400s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2204\" title=\"Bewdley8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley8.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley8\" width=\"420\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley8.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley8-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2205\" title=\"Bewdley9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley9.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley9\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley9.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley9-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More view of streets in Bewdley.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" title=\"Bewdley4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley4.jpg\" alt=\"Bewdley4\" width=\"280\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley4.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.gloriahansen.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/Bewdley4-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me next to the Bridge with Load Street behind me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My business partner, Derry, lives in the beautiful town of Bewdley in Worcestershire County, UK.\u00a0 It&#8217;s such a pretty town that it&#8217;s often referred to as &#8220;the perfect small Georgian town.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0 Running through it is the River Severn. 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