tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post681323230263790622..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: ABC of Chippenham: ButtercrossVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-2150221015290608282011-01-30T17:59:21.918+00:002011-01-30T17:59:21.918+00:00Petoskystone - you're welcome!
Lucy - 1)I hop...Petoskystone - you're welcome!<br /><br />Lucy - 1)I hope so too 2)yes it is and most of the High Street is pedestrianised during the day. It makes for a very pleasant walk in the town centre 3) good idea but there's already a plant business selling on the weekly market.<br /><br />Wanda - welcome yourself :) Actually it's welcome back for me to ABC, I took part in rounds 2-6.<br /><br />Mark - it's none of those and you'll go dur! when I reveal what it is on Wednesday ;)<br /><br />Robert - it is a lovely building and I love that part of town :)<br /><br />Anna - I've no idea and the location was completely forgotten about until the manor at Castle Combe was being redeveloped into an hotel. That's when the folks of Chippenham decided they wanted it back!<br /><br />Lu - I can't believe that KFC is being considered :(VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-26326104308265229662011-01-27T19:16:43.906+00:002011-01-27T19:16:43.906+00:00Following on from Mark, how about C for chicken - ...Following on from Mark, how about C for chicken - and the plans for a KFC drive through in Chippenham?<br />I wish I could think of something else...Lunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-67414175787376314562011-01-27T17:24:33.064+00:002011-01-27T17:24:33.064+00:00I know why Europeans laugh so much at the "hi...I know why Europeans laugh so much at the "historic districts" in the US. We're impressed if a building happens to be 50 years old. Gorgeous!Eliza @ Appalachian Feethttp://www.appalachianfeet.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-91556717186092505542011-01-27T11:16:36.884+00:002011-01-27T11:16:36.884+00:00I wonder whether the good citizens of Chippenham r...I wonder whether the good citizens of Chippenham raised many objections when it was sold to be a gazebo ~ what a travestry! Glad to hear that it has come home.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-44666804316461436572011-01-27T10:33:57.308+00:002011-01-27T10:33:57.308+00:00How great that it is back nearish to where it shou...How great that it is back nearish to where it should be.<br />I would imagine it makes that space!<br />Lovely building. <br />Thanks for drawing it to our attention.<br />Best<br />RRobert Webberhttp://www.hegartywebberpartnership.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66346218292989647342011-01-26T22:14:38.816+00:002011-01-26T22:14:38.816+00:00I am now wondering what C will be about: cycle pat...I am now wondering what C will be about: cycle path; causeway; Charlton!The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-25285649460507165202011-01-26T19:56:35.462+00:002011-01-26T19:56:35.462+00:00How very interesting. Learning new things every d...How very interesting. Learning new things every day with all you new ABC participants. Welcome.Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941735389982354519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73766590852567241482011-01-26T17:36:46.108+00:002011-01-26T17:36:46.108+00:00Three things.
One - I hope they forget about the ...Three things.<br /><br />One - I hope they forget about the neon sign.<br /><br />Two - It looks as if someone has decided the Buttercross street will never be open to traffic again.<br /><br />Three - At one time you said how you'd thought of taking over a plant business . . . if the space beneath the Buttercross is being offered free of charge, why not set one up there?<br /><br />LucyLucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-75661993738303164462011-01-26T16:00:12.700+00:002011-01-26T16:00:12.700+00:00Lulu Post - welcome and thanks for following :)
R...Lulu Post - welcome and thanks for following :)<br /><br />ROG - thanks<br /><br />Nanka - that's really interesting, thanks for the comparison<br /><br />Plantaliscious - the money's not just been spent on the neon sign, but for a general spruce up of the area in honour of Waitrose moving in ;)<br /><br />Petoskystone - centuries ago markets were held in the churchyard, but later (around the 13th century) this was considered blasphemous so they moved out to a nearby central part of the town. The monasteries often ran the market and erected a cross on the site of the marketplace (hence the more common name Market Cross like that at Banbury) to remind market goers of God and to encourage honest trading. In many places like Chippenham, the main products sold were meat, fowl and dairy products, hence the substitution of 'Butter' for 'Market' to reflect what was being traded there.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-18558670245848415762011-01-26T14:57:38.192+00:002011-01-26T14:57:38.192+00:00why is it called buttercross?why is it called buttercross?petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-39980932317986915782011-01-26T12:31:56.299+00:002011-01-26T12:31:56.299+00:00How encouraging, to see that something has been re...How encouraging, to see that something has been replaced (roughly) where it belongs. Would be even better if the market started to thrive more. Not sure I like the sound of £250 million worth of neon signs...Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-15670457506970006372011-01-26T12:20:42.781+00:002011-01-26T12:20:42.781+00:00Nice post for the B-day and the place looked so En...Nice post for the B-day and the place looked so English which I cross checked by reading your other page. Interesting history and glad it is being resurrected to its earlier glory!! <br /><br />The Canopy or shelter in this photo of Chippenham Buttercross, reminds me of traditional rooftops that one sees in Kerala in southern India. The old houses are either thatched or tiled with red tiles. <br />Google and check out "village houses in Kerala"Nankahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05428694673909046094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-5587005428047516802011-01-26T11:24:30.906+00:002011-01-26T11:24:30.906+00:00An interesting historic site which seems to center...An interesting historic site which seems to center (or centre) the town<br /><br />On behalf of the ABC Wednesday team, welcome, and thanks for participating! - ROGRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21863017850371301202011-01-26T09:27:46.527+00:002011-01-26T09:27:46.527+00:00Wow built in 1500s
Visitng from ABC Wednesday. F...Wow built in 1500s<br /><br />Visitng from ABC Wednesday. Following your blog too. I hope you can return the favor.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mydailysnippets.com/2011/01/abc-wednesday-round-8-b.html" rel="nofollow">B is for Books</a>Lulu Posthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635373539203285584noreply@blogger.com