Her Majesty's Prison in Erlestoke, Devizes, Wiltshire is a Category C establishment holding adult male sentenced prisoners and was built on the former grounds of Erlestoke Manor House. Over the past few years it has expanded in both prisoner numbers and intervention programmes aimed to reduce the re-offending of prisoners. So says their official website and now you know! About as far removed as possible from this sombre mental image is this delightful scene, in which a rather more attractive 'Erlestoke Manor' attracts an unprompted cheery wave from the lady in the cottage garden. This idyllic scene recalls long-gone, carefree and balmy days when all was right with the world. Yesterday in the Severn Valley - it still was.
