30 June 2012

A trip down memory lane for me. I used to live just north of Cheltenham when I was young.

Cavendish House department store on the Promenade.

The High Street just before it enters the Promenade. Lots of new shops from when I used to live here.

The Promenade. This used to be a two way road.

The Boer war memorial.

Dr Edward Wilson is one of Cheltenham’s most famous people. He died on 29 March 1912 (aged 39) in Antarctica alongside Captain Scott.

Wilson's statue on the Promenade in Cheltenham, modelled by Scott's widow Kathleen, was unveiled on 9 July 1914 by Arctic explorer Sir Clements Markham

Neptunes Fountain was designed by Joseph Hall. The fountain is probably fashioned on the Trevi Fountain in Rome. It was carved by local company Boulton and Sons in 1893. Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, is shown with sea horses and tritons. The building behind the fountain used to be the ABC cinema.

A side view of the fountain.