Monday 30 May 2011

Godalming, Surrey on the River Wey

Sightseeing today in Godalming - what a strange name and difficult to pronounce correctly too!
 Tucked in our mooring on the beach we can see ...
 ... houses in the distance in one direction ...
 ... a quiet towpath and Catteshall Lock in the far distance ...
 ... and some rather nice houses down an offshoot of the river.
 The old mill buildings are now a medical centre and pharmacy ...
 ... and the pumping station now apartments ...
 ... and the weir operates neither of them these days!
 Celebrates the fact that Peter the Great stayed overnight at the Kings Arms in March 1698 - click to enlarge if you wish to read it ...
 ... that's the Kings Arms - the big building on the right ...
 ... Crown Court looks good ...
 ... I bet is wasn't Costa Coffee ...
 ... when it was built in 1663!
 The Pepperpot as the Town Hall is known was built in 1814 by a local man John Perry ...
 ... it wouldn't take long to fill our water tank with that tap!
 The area around the Pepperpot was the first in the world to benefit from electric street lighting!
... lots of eye catching ...
... black and white ...
... Tudor buildings in excellent condition ...
 ... the rare and tall leaded spire of St Peter and St Paul's church dominates Godalmings skyline.
A quaint town with lots of interesting buildings.

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