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Dist:0.3km<br/>A sapling bent over a footpath close to the edge of the wood at Cranham.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.4km<br/>Beech trees are the predominent tree in Buckholt Wood, growing in the thin top soil over the oolitic limestone of the Cotswolds.
©Philip Halling
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©Roger May
Dist:0.4km<br/>Seen on its last day as Gloucestershire's County Scouting Centre before becoming Cranham Scout Centre, this building is at the foot of the village beside Buckholt Wood, where camping has a long tradition, and is built on the site of an old pottery http://gloucestershire-scouts.org.uk/Cranham/index.htm .
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.4km<br/>The Black Horse opens at noon, so that means just over a quarter of an hour to kill ... Seen from footpath MCR/8/2 as it emerges from Buckholt Wood.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.5km<br/>A reverse view of [[670944]], with the road towards Cranham Corner climbing the steep valley side.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.5km<br/>The road approaching Cranham from the west descends a 1 in 8 hill before entering the village.
©Philip Halling
Dist:0.5km<br/>The name on the gate from the lane to the garden. This is the cottage where Gustav Holst is believed to have written the music "Cranham", for the well-known carol "In the Bleak Midwinter". More here:- [[2313177]]. The cottage is private property with no public access, but Holst's birthplace at Cheltenham has been turned into a museum. The public can visit that and learn much about his life and music.
©L S Wilson
Dist:0.5km<br/>The composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934), who was born in Cheltenham, is best remembered today for his brilliant orchestral suite "The Planets". He is remembered too, for the tune he called "Cranham", to which he set the words of the poem "In the Bleak Midwinter", and which appeared in 1906. The poem was written by Christina Georgina Rossetti some time before 1872, but not published until 1904, many years after her death. In Holst's setting it became a very popular Christmas carol. Although there have been several other settings, only that of Harold Darke, written a few years after "Cranham", has rivalled Holst's in popularity. Holst lived at "Midwinter Cottage" for a period early in the 20th century, although it did not carry that name at that time. It is widely though that he composed "Cranham" while living there. Subsequently the cottage was re-named "Midwinter Cottage" to commemorate this. The village of Cranham will be the starting point of a 35 mile footpath, called the Gustav Holst Way, which will take in places associated with the composer. Signing is well under way and hopefully work will be completed during 2011. [[2313323]].
©P L Chadwick
Dist:0.5km<br/>Looking along the lane to [[100121]]. What looks like litter in the foreground is a remaining patch of snow.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.5km<br/>On the left is The Old House, dating from the late C17 and early C18. The listed building description at http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-132711-the-old-house-cranham makes use of the word "off-centre" twice; there is a pleasing asymmetry about the design. Further up the road is the junction shown in [[2219962]].
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.6km<br/>Part of the interior of this attractive pub. More photos:- [[2317207]].
©L S Wilson
Dist:0.6km<br/>The Black Horse is one of many pubs in Gloucestershire that at one time sold West Country Ales, and still retains the WCA ceramic plaque. This brand eventually became part of the Whitbread empire, and around 1967 they discontinued the provision of these plaques. The one at the Black Horse is immediately to the left of the main entrance. More photos:- [[2317207]].
©L S Wilson
Dist:0.6km<br/>This sign is to the right of the main entrance. More photos:- [[2317207]].
©L S Wilson
Dist:0.6km<br/>The sign is held by quite an impressively ornate bracket. Unfortunately the sign itself has suffered from weathering, with small areas of paint missing. More photos:- [[2317207]].
©P L Chadwick

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