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| Broadway Tower |
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| Memorial plaque |
Broadway tower stands high above the Worcestershire Cotswold skyline. It is a mini museum inside. The first floor display is all about it being built as a folly and it's early history. The next floor is about the renaissance art movement and William Morris. The third floor is about the military history of the sight.
With it's fantastic views it was used as a spotting station in the wars. Sadly also it was the sight of a memorable crash, so the history of that, and their is a plaque outside on the sight. The tower also played it's part in the cold war, and a nuclear bunker was built just along the hill. You can go and explore the Nuclear Bunker if you wish, though it is generally only open on a Sunday.
We also looked around Broadway village. In many way's it is a typical Cotswold village, as there are eleven art galleries, about six antique shops, and numerous cafes and bistro's. My favourite place was the old fashioned sweet shop.
I also liked the curious sign outside one of the estate agencies. It looks to me like a bishop fighting a five headed snake. It must commemorate some local mythology, but no-one seemed to know what it was about, and so far my research has turned up no answers. Any interesting ideas or actual facts please tell me.
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| Nuclear Bunker history |
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| Part of the WW2 display |
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| View from top of tower |
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| Names and dates carved in by the soldiers |
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| The most interesting thing in Broadway village |
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| Broadway, a Cotswold village |
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