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STAR LETTER THE COTSWOLDS IN THE FRAME

The lyrical descriptions in your article on the Cotswolds [Vol 91 Issue 1] of “honeycombed hamlets, cobblestone streets and tinkling streams” is a perfect inspiration for my favourite medieval English village: Castle Combe in the Cotswolds. Painting each detail warmed my memory of

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