For the visitor, Northleach is an ideal stop on the road from Oxford to Cheltenham, or between Stow and Cirencester. The town centre is compact and completely unspoiled, having changed little since 1500, except for the more 'recent' additions of late 16th and 17th century buildings, which split part to form The Green.
Here you walk through the small alleys leading off the Market Place and discover houses whose upper levels of timber framing overhang great stone built walls and wide oak doors. It is said that beneath the houses and streets of Northleach runs a maze of stone vaulted tunnels. Whether this was the result of mining or escape routes from a nearby monastery during religious persecution, few residents of Northleach could tell you.
While many rush along the A40, travelers who stop to discover Northleach will leave the town knowing that they have just shared one of the most delightful secrets of the Cotswolds.
Taken from a pen and watercolour painting by Chris Fothergill 2010, after a painting by Frederick Stockdale, c.1820.
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One of 100 Giclee Fine Art prints on watercolour paper, signed and numbered by C.Fothergill.
Image size approx. 330mm x 200mm
Available in packaged double mount for £49.00 (can be posted).
Available fully framed with washlined double mount and gold frame for £79.00. (Including local delivery or can be collected).
Limited edition print of Northleach, painted in 2010 and created using 'giclee' printing techniques on Somerset Enhanced Velvet watercolour paper. This is using the latest digital printing technology and ensures faithful colour reproduction and long lasting colour fastness.
Mounted size: 515 x 420
Prints supplied with mount and backing board.
A Signed Open Edition Print of Northleach Market Place by Chris Fothergill.
Mounted size: 385 x 300
For more information why not visit the official Northleach web site: www.northleach.gov.uk
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