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23 October 2007 - Wiveliscombe.

A lunchtime stop on our trip to Dunkery Beacon.

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A lovely old building in the High Street which is now the library.

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Behind the modern shop fronts a sad old boarded up building that was probably at the centre of town life.

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Silver Street. The old reading rooms.

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Golden Hill. Reminiscent of Gold Hill in Shaftesbury. We were looking for the brewery. We could smell the aroma of hops and malt.

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This is the current Golden Hill Brewery.

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The rest of the current brewery with the elegant red brick buildings of the old brewery in the background. Shame the old place is not used!

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A closer look at the old brewery.

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Back in the High Street.

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Wiveliscombe House. The community centre.

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West Street. The old garage.

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The very quiet West Street.