Selected photos and MPGs from day trips taken
during month long business trip to England
Ed Holdgate IV,  Sandown, New Hampshire, USA,  March 2006

• Holdgate Castle, in the village of Holdgate, Shropshire, England
  This "motte & bailey" castle was apparently built before 1086AD because
  it is listed in the famous Domesday Book.
  • Overview #1
  • Overview #2
  • Overview #3
  • Holdgate Castle is one of 3 Shropshire Castles mentioned in the
    Domesday Book commissioned in 1086 by William the Conqueror
  • Aerial Photo (can zoom)
  • Modern map
    GoogleMaps - Satellite photo, but cannot zoom too closely yet 
  • 33 Pages of Ancient History about Holdgate: 
         Webpage    Acrobat PDF
  • 1842 Field Map of Holdgate Parish
  • Church of the Holy Trinity (40 yards west of Holdgate Castle)
    Acrobat PDF 1
    Acrobat PDF 2
    GroundPlan-1895
    Sheela Na Gig
    Modern Holy Trinity Church flyer:   Acrobat PDF   JPG Image
  • Click the number below for selected photos (March 2006):
    These hi-resolution pictures take 30-60 seconds to download
           1 = Roadsign
           2 = Inside "Holdgate Hall"
           3 = Diane Hartley (current owner) in the "backyard"
           4 = Closer view of last remaining tower
           5 = Holdgate Church Tower; view from graveyard
           6 = "Front" of Holdgate Hall, a farmhouse built from rocks left
                  from the crumbling of the other 3 towers
           7 = Another photo of "backyard" made
                  by Dr.Paul Stamper:  (per his webpage)
           8 = Graveyard with Trinity Church in background
           9 = Sheep, and a view of the landscape around Holdgate village
        10 = A modern house a couple hundred yards from Holdgate Castle
        11 = The fireplace / mantle inside original section of Holdgate Castle
        12 = Holy Trinity Church entrance
        13 = Saxon baptismal font inside Holy Trinity Church -- reportedly this
                 is the only remaining unbroken Saxon era one in all of England 
     
• Cherbourg, France
  Click for selected photos:
  Under construction
   
• Bayeux, France
  Click for selected photos: 
  1 Bayeux      2 Bayeux - Domesday Book
  3 Bayeux      4 Bayeux
       By Ed Holdgate (March 2006): 
   
• Normandy, France
  Click for selected photos 
      Omaha Beach  
           1 Omaha Beach    2 Omaha Beach
           3 Omaha Beach    4 Omaha Beach
      Point du Hoc:
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           7 =
     US Cemetary:
           1 =        2 =
           3 =        4 =  
           Movie Clip (MPG)
     Selected Misc Pictures:
           1 =        2 = Port of Bessin
           3 = Seven Miles From Coast
       By Ed Holdgate (March 2006): 
   
• Dublin, Ireland
  • 1 = Double decker buses lined up downtown
  • 2 = Downtown view
  • 3 = Downtown view
  • 4 = Downtown view
  • 5 = Downtown view
  • 6 = Temple Bar sign
  • 7 = The famous Temple Bar