St Mary the virgin church Claverton

The church is set on the east side of claverton down facing warleihg manor across the beautiful Avon valey.To the north of the church is the site Elisabethan manor house designed by Robert Simthson the pre-eminent architect of the periode.The original garden terraces and gates remain.Around the church are contemporary farm bulding and others like the former rectory which are Victorian copies.

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We, pupils of 2nd year who stayed in France, show you this diaporama, which we created while our friends were in England

Histoire de Canterbury

Position de Canterbury sur la carte de l'Angleterre

The Cathedral's history goes back to 597AD when St Augustine, sent by Pope Gregory the Great as a missionary, established his seat (or 'Cathedra') in Canterbury. In 1170 Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral and ever since, the Cathedral has attracted thousands of pilgrims, as told famously in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

Canterbury

Cathedral of Canterbury This is the cathedral of Canterbury in England. The cathedral was reconstructed in a new style, the Gothic style, which had a considerable influence on the development of the English architecture.

The cathedral was built in 597 The cathedral is very beautiful and is now renovated.

CANTERBURY

St Augustines Abbey

This is Saint Augustine, sent to England by Pope Gregory I.

The city of Bath

According to the legend, the city would have been founded by the Brits in 863 before J-C. In 43 after J-C, the Romans conquered the city and built a temple dedicated to Minerva on the site of the hot water sources.

The city of Bath

In Bath, there is one natural spring of hot water . During the Roman era, many sick people , wounded soldiers, people dying, women and even aristocrats wishing to relax made pilgrimages towards the unexplained source of warm water which was supposed to cure. The Roman explained this mysterious phenomenon by the strength of their gods. The ruins of thebaths and of the temples are still there today! The city fitted out a museum which makes the visist all the more interesting.

BATH

BATH is beautiful city.

The name of Bath comes from bagnum. It was built by the Brits in 863 av.J-C.

The legend says the waters have got the power to cure leprosy.

In 43 ap.J-C,the Roman conquered the city and built a temple dedicated to Plato.

The ''Royal Crescent'' mean ''le croissant royal'',it's a set grouping together(including) around thirty houses forming an arc of circle. In its centre, there is one of the smartest hotels in the world:''the royal crescent hotel''.

The visit of the Roman baths is worth making..

The Holburne Museum of Art is a very beautiful museum in a ''British'' house which belonged to the vice-admiral Holburne.

The old town is unavoidable: the Gothic style of the cathedral is worth seeing there.

CLAVERTON

Claverton is a small city in Great Britain with a museum and a pumping station

AMERICAN MUSEUM IN CLAVERTON

The American Museum in Claverton is a very famous museum in England

PUMPING STATION AT CLAVERTON

Built in 1810 on the Kennet channel, the pump is operated by a giant waterwheel, driven by the river itself.

Claverton

Blaenafon Community Heritage
& Cordell Museum

The People of Blaenafon were a huge driving force in shaping the history of Blaenafon, at the same time as the Industrial Revolution.

Along with the coal mines and iron works came wealthy owners who helped boost the population of Blaenavon by offering a fair wage for working in either industry.

Blaenafon

Park Street Chapel The New Park Street Chapel was a Reformed Baptist church in Southwark in London built in 1833. Its first pastor was William Rider, and many notable others have filled the position since, including Benjamin Keach, Dr. John Gill, Dr. John Rippon, and C.H.Spurgeon. This is a beautiful chapel.

Blaenafon

Big pit mining museum This is the Bg Pit Mining Museum in Blaenafon.This is a traditional minig museum.This museum is not very visiting but it is a beautiful museum.

Blaenafon Big Pit

Big Pit, in Blaenavon, Ssouthern Wales, beat three other shortlisted attractions to scoop the 100,000 Gulbenkian Prize

The museum, also known as the National Mining Museum of Wales, opened in 1983, three years after closing as a working coal mine

Caernafon

The walls of the castle

the walls of the city are taller than the walls of the castel of Caernafon.

Caernafon Castle

Caernafon castle was built during 13th Century on the same pattern as some walls in Constantinople.

LONDON

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace was the place of residence of the British monarchy.It was a manor at the beginning; but it had to be reorganized because it was very dirty,little convenient and dangerous. This is now a wonderful Palace which is authorized to visitors.

The Abbey of Westminster

The Abbey of Westminster was founded in the 11th century. Many sovereigns are buried in the Abbey. Elisabeth II was crowned there in 1953, and Lady Diana Spence's funeral took place there in 1997.Inside there is the tomb of the unknown soldier; in the Royal Vault are buried 9 kings and queens. In the corner of the poets, famous poets and writers are buried, like Ben Jonson, Lewis Caroll and Shakespeare.

Covent garden

At the heart of the Covent Garden piazza lies the famous market, designed in 1632 by Inigo Jones and now visited by 30 million tourists each year. The large glass covered building comprises several arcades of fashionable boutiques, cafs and an arts and crafts, the Apple Market.

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LONDON

Titre

Double-clic pour insrer une image Here is the Tower Bridge of London , the most renowned in England.

The Tower Bridge is a bridge built between 1886 and 1894

The machinery of the opening bridge and the footbridge is open to the public for brief visits. Out of England, it is sometimes confused with London Bridge (Bridge of London).

TOWER BRIDGE

LONDON

Big Ben is the nickname of the big bell located in the Tower of the Clock (Clock Tower) of the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the British Parliament (House of Parliament). The Building was finished between 1858 and 1859.

On May 31st, 1859, the famous clock was inaugurated. Every year, it is regulated by putting down a coin of one penny on the mechanism if it has taken some advance, or by taking one away if it has slowned down.

WINCHESTER

Winchester has been the

capital of England and

Wessex

from the early 9th century

until 1166.

Winchester was inhabited

very early

But only after 43 AD

did the city change names

and was callled WINCHESTER instead of VENTA BULGARIUM

Winchester

The cathedral of

Winchester is

most famous in the

world. It has got the

biggest nave in

Europe which is

ornated with a

fresque

representing a

religious scene.

The cathedral of Winchester

Nave of the cathedral

It is a nave of

the cathedral of

Winchester. It is a

religious scene.

It is very beautiful.

L'Annonce aux bergers et La Fuite en Egypte.

The castle of Winchester

Nice quiet ruins, and of imposing size, which were the main home of the bishops of Winchester and one of the big buildings of medieval period in England.

The Castle of Winchester

The Great Hall is the only remaining part of the 13th Century Winchester Castle that remains above ground. Built in 1232-1240, by Henry III, of flint with stone dressings it originally had lower walls and a roof with dormer windows.

What a beautiful place...

Today, Winchester conjugates the best of city life and freshness of the ambiant campaign. At one hour from London, here is England such as it should be.

That's all, Folks!

It has been our pleasure to discover indirectly England creating that diaporama:

Maxime, Arnaud, Lo, Baptiste, Grgory, Mouna, Candice, Benjamin, Nicolas, Laurne, Valentin, Sami, Guillaume, Barnab, Zaynab, Julie, Roy, Valentin,

Jean-Baptiste, William, Axel, Flix.