The Two Potters, Beatrix and Harry, in Gloucester

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June 30th 2007

Published: August 6th 2007

Tailoring Mice and Trolls in the Lavatory in Gloucester On Saturday I hopped on the top level of a double-decker bus (I sat in the very front, of course) and went to Gloucester (pronounced "Gloster"), a town about 30 minutes away. This link will show you a map: Map. The weather forecast had predicted torrential downpours all day, but since it just seemed to be drizzling, I went ahead and risked i... Read Full Entry

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Whispering Gallery

See the woman in blue on the right? That's the distance from which she whispered to me through the whispering gallery, which runs behind the stained glass window on the right.

The Cloisters

Look familiar? These were used as hallways for Hogwarts.

The Lavatorium

Where Harry and Ron meet the giant troll... and where the monks washed up.

Red door in the Cloisters

The Cathedral from the Cloisters Courtyard

One of the new gargoyles

New gargoyles are being carved to replace the old ones which look like shapeless lumps, eroded by wind and rain

The King Edward's Gate

This was the entrance from medieval Gloucester to St. Peter's Abbey. The body of King Edward II passed through here after he was murdered at Berkeley Castle in 1327.

Cornish Pasties

Enjoying a Cornish pastie in front of the bookstore

Old Clock Bell

The figures hit their bells in the standard changing of the hour tune.

Gloucester Dock Warehouses

1st July 2007

roddy
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seems like a great day out
yor blog has inspired me to visit gloucester even when it is raining it looks like a good place to go good photos too.

21st July 2007

Jaime
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HP!!
Glad I just got to this post- how apropos. Going tonight to see HP5; still waiting on my copy of HP7, released last night. There was a party with wizard rock bands last night at Harvard yard- we weere instructed to 'defeat voldemort: by reading!!" Outstanding. England looks grand!

24th July 2007

Mary in Gloucestershire
Mary M.

More to come...
You think you liked that one... wait till, um, three blogs from now! More HP on the way!

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