Latest Images by Jon Welch http://www.geograph.org.uk/ 2009-12-04T11:50:58GMT text/html 2006-11-16T23:49:18GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.541603 1.310707 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/279936 This square is dominated by open farmland. This picture was taken from Roger's Lane, to the south-west of Shotesham village. The tower of All Saints' Church in neighbouring square[[TM2499]] is in the background. text/html 2006-11-15T16:47:47GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.540137 1.298796 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/279246 St Martin's Church is now disused, its tower completely overgrown by ivy, and is on the Buildings at Risk Register www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc047380.pdf Beyond it is St Mary's Church, one of the two churches in Shotesham that are still in use. text/html 2006-11-15T16:39:49GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.540137 1.298796 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/279235 Shotesham once had four churches, but now only two remain in use. St Mary's stands in fields, isolated from the village, and just 200m away from the ruined, ivy-clad tower of St Martin's. text/html 2006-11-15T01:28:17GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.545481 1.300673 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/278930 These houses are on the upper sides of a river valley and have great views of Shotesham village and its common to the east. text/html 2006-11-15T01:19:26GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.556736 1.316274 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/278926 This isolated house is surrounded by arable land on the route of the Boudica's Way path between Diss and Norwich. The path / bridleway curves from the foreground to the left of the frame. The track following the hedge past the house is private, leading to The Hall Gardens. This square is gently undulating with heights ranging from 44m near the centre to 15m in the south-west corner. text/html 2006-11-12T01:09:26GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.514434 1.252644 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277189 There has been an inn on this site since the 1500s. Formerly called The Bird in Hand, it was closed by Watney's in 1971, re-opening as The Countryman. It's a Grade II listed building. More information at www.countrymantasburgh.com text/html 2006-11-12T01:03:22GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.283871 1.131599 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277183 The Black Horse was badly damaged by fire in the 1990s and was closed for a long time but has since reopened. text/html 2006-11-12T00:53:10GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.282779 1.138854 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277173 text/html 2006-11-12T00:44:03GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.640558 1.341836 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277163 Double mini roundabouts at junction of Plumstead Road East / Thunder Lane / Woodside Road, by The Woodside pub. text/html 2006-11-12T00:32:36GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.635132 1.342901 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277157 Junction of Thunder Lane and St William's Way text/html 2006-11-11T23:15:08GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.646110 1.336345 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277087 text/html 2006-11-11T22:33:12GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.645792 1.315620 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277052 Mousehold Heath is the last remnant of a huge area of heathland that, in Tudor times, stretched as far as South Walsham and was 22 miles round. It was given to the city of Norwich in 1880 and is now managed by the city council as a nature reserve. The ill-fated rebel army of Robert Kett camped here in 1549 prior to its attack on Norwich. For more information see www.norwich.gov.uk/webapps/atoz/service_page.asp?id=1228 or http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/myths_legends/england/norfolk/ text/html 2006-11-11T22:19:05GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.651975 1.351581 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/277034 Formerly the Washington Hotel, this pub later became a Berni Inn, then Ebenezer's before the name The Racecourse Inn was adopted by 1995. Further info at www.norfolkpubs.co.uk and www.horizoninns.co.uk/racecourse3.html# text/html 2006-11-10T01:16:39GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.524792 1.235715 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/276024 The River Tas meanders its way roughly south-west to north-east through this grid square, passing under a bridge on the road between Lower Tasburgh and Flordon. text/html 2006-11-10T01:09:11GMT http://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/8479 Jon Welch 52.546911 1.281601 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/276023 This ford crosses the River Tas and stands next to a weir. Walkers can avoid getting their feet wet by crossing on a footbridge.