After visiting the Abbey the other week I took a few photos of the surroundings outside. The Village is called Dorchester on Thames though I think it should be Doechester on Thame as that river runs closer to the place. The Thames becomes official where the River Thames joins and in really the river above that point is really the River Isis which I still have to go and get a photo of and considering how much of the river I have wandered along I have never been to that point.
Looking out through the lichgate you can see the George Hotel
Many of you should recognise this place as it has featured on a lot of TV shows. Wikipedia will tell you it featured on Agatha Christie's Poirot but it has been min many more like Midsumner Murders, Morse and Endevor plus a few more. It's a place I used to visit when I was in my 20's where I would spend the evening with friends there before heading off to Oxford near closing time for a curry. The road you see going to the right used to be the main road leading to Oxford and London till in 1988 they opened a bypass the the village had been crying out for because of the heavy traffic.
Looking the other way you can see the road bends to the right before going left and passing of the the Thame bridge.
This building you see in front of the abbey is the old Toll House and was where the tolls for the bridge were collected and no doubt for the use of the road towards Wallingford, where you would have had to pay another toll to cross that bridge (they used to like their tolls).
This is looking along Bridge end, you can see the end of it on the right. The building on the immediate left used to be a pub like most around this area they closed because they did not make the breweries enough money. The last building you see on the left (black) is where a petrol station used to be. Problem with it was when the bypass opened they had to close because no one stopped there any-more, in fact most of the village sort of closed after that and it became a bit of a backwater. Another garage come petrol station remained opened for a while till that close as well. Both sites have houses on the now. I drove the village for the last time going home from work on a Friday, on the Monday the village was closed off and the bypass opened. That is all for now but I will return with more photos from around this village and from the more historic part.
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20 comments:
Love taking this little tour of Dorchester on the Thames. I do recognize that building. We used to watch Midsomer Murders when it was available on Netflix. Lovely walk there.
Nice-looking village. I've seen a lot of British crime series but don't think I'd be able to tell one charming old village apart from another ;) That toll house does look a bit unique, though!
Loved your tour, it reminded me of my time in England.
I think I remember seeing the toll House and Abbey when I walked the Thames path.
You would recognise a lot of places from the series around here
Problem is they tend to blend them all so it looks like the same place but in fact are miles apart
Not sure when you will be able to return but the place is worth a visit
Seems a long way to walk along the road form Shillingford where you leave the path and I thought you could join it sooner.
That's sad when they cut off a towns 'life supply'. Gorgeous tho! #OurWorldTuesday
I'm charmed by the toll house - wouldn't it be a charming home?
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What a gorgeous village! I hope they can figure out a way to bring the people back.
A lovely place, especially the toll house.
I do not think they realised that it would happen but it has picked up since with visitors
IT would have been somones home but now I think it is an office
It is not so bad now, people do visit the place
Yes the toll house is a nice feature, there are few around the area that look like that
What a beautiful village with an interesting history. I like the toll house, it is in very fine condition. Thanks for the tour, it's always nice to see these villages and learn something about them.
Charming scenes!
What a lovely place! Aha!!! I see the typical English telephone booth!
Such a quaint little place! I love the old architecture so much. And, I'm sure I've seen it in Midsommer for sure! Thanks for such an informative post :)
It's great to see your link at 'My Corner of the World' this week!
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