10 Tower Street, Cirencester
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Blast from the past – APR 2026
Debbie, Sara, and Aidan drove down from Thorganby to visit us. It’s a long journey for them, they arrived in the evening of 5th April, and just as it was getting dark we had a power cut so had to get out battery powered lamps and some candles. Eventually the power returned, but went off again for shorter periods twice more before bedtime. On 6th we walked to the town centre and had lunch in Jacks courtyard garden. Debbie wanted to see the Masonic Hall and flats and Minerva Villa so we took a look at those old family places on 7th, also taking in 10 Tower Street where my grandfather was born. In the afternoon we walked out along the Thames and Severn Canal to the North Wilts Canal junction and the rebuilt bridge. Then in the evening they were heading back north for the long trek home. Lovely to see them, though.
Meredith turned twenty in April, a major landmark with Aidan to follow soon. Twenty-one was the big birthday when I was their age, but today eighteen is the bigger celebration of becoming an adult so twenty is a bit betwixt and between.
In March I discovered where my great-grandfather, Edward Jefferies, had lived. And in April I took this photo of the front door – 10 Tower Street. Here it is, the door has clearly dropped over the decades and been trimmed repeatedly at the bottom to fit. Looking at this view I can imagine Edward knew the door and the pattern of the stonework really well. My grandfather lived here for a while as a child so he’d have recognised it from this photo too. What a strange thought!
I discovered a footpath across the north-eastern side of Tar Barrow Field and as I’d never walked it before I felt it was time to put that right. On the way around I visited the single remaining Neolithic barrow that seems untouched and is topped by some trees. The photo shows the barrow and there were some good views of Cirencester to enjoy as well.
JHM: I wrote about the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus; and the Bingham Library in Cirencester. World events: NASA’s Artemis II mission took humans farther from Earth than ever before; and Israel launched a series of airstrikes across Lebanon.
See also:
- Cirencester – Wikipedia
- Cotswold Canals Trust – Website
- Round barrow – Wikipedia
- Wilts and Berks Canal – Wikipedia
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