Finally!!!!

It has finally happened.....we got the car on Friday!

 

 

It's a dark gray Honda Accord.  Complete with GPS, which is a necessity here.

Only problems....steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car...

...and they drive on the wrong side of the road...

...and my sweetheart almost sat on me after pumping gas because

he forgot which side to get in on.

:)

Rick's a good driver.  Me...still unknown if I'll ever dare drive here.

 

So we got out of town.

 

Friday we went north to Hertford (say it Hartford or Heartford).

John Powell Hughlings (brother to Ann) lived there for 8-10 years where he was a Chemist...

...which is a pharmacist.

While there he had possibly 5 children, only one who survived.  Still couldn't identify 3 of those who died as his....but probably are.

The Hertford Directory for 1837 and 1838 AND

 the 1841 Census place him on Fore Street. 

There is a building that has been a pharmacy since 1804 on Fore Street.

Notice "Chemist" below the window.

 

 

There were two Chemists on Fore Street...

Did they work together?  Is this the place?  Could be.

This building is probably 3-400 years old.  Some claim it's haunted.

 

Think on this.  John Powell Hughlings worked here then moved to London before his sister,

 Ann Hughlings Pitchforth died crossing the plains in 1846.

Utah wasn't even settled yet.

 

Saturday took us south to Beaulieu (say it Bew-lee, think beautiful place)

which is about 2 hours away and is near Portsmouth.

Beautiful drive....fields of yellow flowers.  I'm told the crop is rapeseed, which makes canola oil.

 

 

Love the deer crossing signs....much cuter deer than in Utah.

 

 

 

John Wilkey is from Portsmouth and married Ann Gregory from Beaulieu.

We didn't really go to do family history, just to get a feel for the place.

This is what we found....

 

 

Remains of Beaulieu Abbey...founded in 1205 by Cistercian Monks.

 

 

Beaulieu Parish Church, formerly part of the Abbey, still in use.

This view is from inside the Abbey grounds.

Gregory relatives in Beaulieu most likely attended here.

 

 

 

Inside....

 

 

 

There is also Beaulieu Manor which has been owned by the Montague Family since the 1500s.

It is currently used as a residence, but they allow tours of part of it.

 

 

Looking from the grounds towards Beaulieu is amazing!

 

 

We also went to the National Motor Museum which is part of the ticket, 

and the Lotus 7 rally was going on...

 

 

The hotel, The Montague Arms, where we ate lunch....

 

 

Cool thatched roof...notice the detail at the top.

 

 

Sign outside restroom at a Car Park in town.

 

 

Twas a very enjoyable day.

 

We were home about 10 minutes and got a call...

extra tickets to the London Philharmonic Orchestra playing

songs from Oscar winning movies....

 

brush hair, eat a banana and run out the door.

 

Monday, London Symphony Orchestra.

Saturday, London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Hertford.

Beaulieu.

Pretty awesome!