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Cross House, Giles Geast, and Thomas Collins white plaque

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Cross House. This substantial merchant's house is thought to stand on the site of the medieval Court House of the Lords of Tewkesbury. Built in the fifteenth century, initially two storey and at least two separate abodes. Probably the residence of Giles Geast an important Tudor philanthropist (the a

djacent Tolsey Lane was once called Geast Lane.) The house was greatly altered in the Tudor and Stuart periods with the addition of a third storey and some especially fine internal panelling and stair

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