The self-seeded hollyhocks of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
A quick snap and feeling rather frazzled after a long slog up yet another hill from Great Rollright in yet another heatwave.
Hollyhocks are a much loved feature of the town and some others in the area, although I remember an outcry a few years ago when those in Chipping Campden were cut down after some well-heeled visitors complained of getting pollen on their designer clothes.
This is Market Street that runs along the bottom of the town's large sloping marketplace.
The buildings on the left are the backs of 'Middle Row' a group of buildings that probably began to first appear in the middle of the 15th century as market stalls started to become permanent structures, encroaching on the open space.
The self-seeded hollyhocks of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
A quick snap and feeling rather frazzled after a long slog up yet another hill from Great Rollright in yet another heatwave.
Hollyhocks are a much loved feature of the town and some others in the area, although I remember an outcry a few years ago when those in Chipping Campden were cut down after some well-heeled visitors complained of getting pollen on their designer clothes.
This is Market Street that runs along the bottom of the town's large sloping marketplace.
The buildings on the left are the backs of 'Middle Row' a group of buildings that probably began to first appear in the middle of the 15th century as market stalls started to become permanent structures, encroaching on the open space.