Arlington Row
Building in Bibury, England
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Arlington Row at Arlington in the parish of Bibury, Gloucestershire, England was built in the late 14th century as a wool store and converted into weavers' houses in the late 17th century. It is a Grade I listed building,[1] owned by the National Trust.[2]
| Arlington Row | |
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  Location of Arlington Row in Gloucestershire | |
| 51.7584°N 1.8348°W | |
| Location | Arlington, Bibury, Gloucestershire, England |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
Official name | Arlington Row |
| Designated | 23 January 1952[1] |
| Reference no. | 1155677 |
Arlington Row on Awkward Hill is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports.[3] It is a popular visitor attraction,[4] reportedly one of the most photographed Cotswold scenes.[5]
History
The cottages were built in 1380 as a monastic wool store.[6] This was converted into a row of cottages for weavers in the late 17th century, with some late 17th- or early 18th-century additions.[1]
The cloth produced there was hung out on racks to dry on The Rack Isle opposite, before being sent on to Arlington Mill for degreasing.[7]
It was preserved by the Royal Society of Arts in 1929 and restored by the National Trust in the 1970s.[1]
It has been used as a film and television location, most notably for the films Stardust[8] and Bridget Jones's Diary.[9][10][11]
In 2017 the BBC reported that an "ugly" car parked by an elderly motorist had been vandalised, possibly by visitors who had repeatedly complained that it spoilt photographs.[12]
Architecture
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