Leckhampton in Old Photographs (Britain in Old Photographs)

by EricMiller (Author), Alan Gill (Author)

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  An illustrated history of Leckhampton, today a suburb of Cheltenham but for most of its existence a separate village situated at the foot of the Cotswold escarpment and the Devil's Chimney . It is distinguished by its manor house and its slender-steepled church, both dating from the 14th century. The quarries and the horse-drawn tramway that once served them are of interest to industrial archaeologists, while brickyards, potteries, and caravan factories have at various times provided alternative employment in a largely agricultural area. Market gardening is still carried out on the rich alluvial soil, recalling the role of the original Anglo-Saxon farmstead, which produced vegetables for the royal manor at Cheltenham.