Goring, Oxfordshire - Thames, cruisers, boats, towpath - Dennis postcard c.1970s
- Condition : Used
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- ID# : 128323682
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 277
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1648)
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- Start : Mon 19 May 2014 20:22:25 (IST)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Picture / Image: The Thames at Goring, Berkshire [actually now in Oxfordshire] - boats
- Publisher: Dennis (G.3101)
- Postally used: no
- Stamp: n/a
- Postmark(s): n/a
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- Notes / condition:
Please ask if you need any other information and I will do the best I can to answer.
Image may be low res for illustrative purposes - if you need a higher definition image then please contact me and I may be able to send one.
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UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
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NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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Goring-on-Thames (or Goring) is a large village and civil parish on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Wallingford
Goring is on the north bank of the River Thames, in the Goring Gap which separates the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills. The village is about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Reading and 16 miles (26 km) south of Oxford. Immediately across the river is the Berkshire village of Streatley, and the two are often considered as twin villages, linked by Goring and Streatley Bridge and its adjacent lock and weir. The Thames Path, Icknield Way and the Ridgeway cross the Thames at Goring. The Great Western Main Line railway passes through Goring, and Goring & Streatley railway station in the village is served by local First Great Western trains running between Reading and Oxford.
The Church of England parish church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury is Norman, built early in the 12th century.[2] The bell-stage of St. Thomas's bell tower was added in the 15th century[2] and has a ring of eight bells,[3] one of which dates from 1290. The rood screen is carved from wood taken from HMS Thunderer (1783), one of Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar.[4] The church hall was added in 1901.[5]
A priory of Augustinian nuns was built late in the 12th century with its own priory church adjoining St. Thomas's.[2] The priory survived until the early part of the 16th century[6] when it was suppressed in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and then demolished. The foundations of the priory church, cloister, dormitory, vestry, chapter house and parlour were excavated in 1892.[5]
Goring Free Church is a member of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion.[7] The congregation was founded in 1788 and its first chapel was built in 1793.[7] At its centenary in 1893 a new church building was added[5] and the original chapel became the church hall.[7]
The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and Saint John was designed by the architect William Ravenscroft and built in 1898.[5] It is now part of a single parish with the Roman Catholic Church of Christ the King in Woodcote.[8]
Goring United Football Club plays in the Reading Football League.[9] Goring-on-Thames Cricket Club was founded in 1876.[10] Two of its teams play in the Berkshire Cricket League.[11] Goring has also a lawn tennis club with teams that play in two local leagues.[12] Goring and Streatley Golf Club is located in the adjoining village of Streatley.
Goring on Thames Decorative and Fine Arts Society was founded in 1987 and is a member of the National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies[13] Goring has a Women's Institute.[14]
type=printed postcards
theme=topographical: british
sub-theme=england
county/ country=oxfordshire
number of items=single
period=1945 - present
postage condition=unposted
Listing Information
Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
Listing ID# | 128323682 |
Start Time | Mon 19 May 2014 20:22:25 (IST) |
Close Time | Run Until Sold |
Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
Item Condition | Used |
Bids | 0 |
Views | 277 |
Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
Quantity | 1 |
Location | United Kingdom |
Auto Extend | No |