Ever wanted a way to enrich almost any train or car journey? A way to fascinate yourself in almost any town and places with buildings? A way to start to notice things which few others do, but are there hiding in plain sight? Then consider the rooftop world of Chimney Pots! Stroud has an abundance of them.
Tim Prevett, who started the Chimney Pot Appreciation Society on Facebook in 2008, is looking to see how interest in chimney pots translates into tours of towns’ rooftops, with that group now passing 4,000 members.
On Friday, September 18th, Tim will be running a tour of Stroud, starting in the High Street from 1.30pm to around 3pm. Due to space limitations the tour needs to be pre-booked – booking information can be found here: A Chimney Pot Spotter’s Guide to Stroud
Tim said: “Just about everywhere I go I notice the chimney pots; having worked as a tour guide and encouraging people to see places in a different light, the world of chimney pots and other rooftop interests hides within plain sight – but is ready to be explored if you only take the time and look. I intend to enthuse people to see this heritage, which is there to be enjoyed.”
He added: “I have put this tour together to give as much chimney-pot enjoyment in an easy Stroud town centre route as possible, and to get us all to view our everyday environments with fresh eyes and new interest. It’s such a good feeling to go somewhere you have been hundreds of times and see new-to-you angles and features which were there waiting all along.”
Bring your camera and join Tim pleasure for a tour pondering aspects of Chimney Pots you may never have considered, with insights and tips for enjoying and photographing the world of Chimney Pots which surrounds us in almost every built up environment. You will never see
Stroud in the same way again.
