Originally Posted by JoanR (Post 1026081)

Thanks for the information about Field House Farm, Retlaw. We used to see a woman outside the house sometimes. She could have been the mother of the boys you knew.
The college on Sandy Lane wasn't built when we first lived in the area. There was a field where it stands now, and we watched haymaking in late summer. I don't know who the field belonged to.

Originally Posted by JoanR (Post 1026221)

Horses played an important part in the life of the town at one time. We got milk from one of the farms up Sandy Lane and it was delivered by horse and small cart. The driver was a man called Jim. My mother took a jug out to the cart, and Jim used a ladle to fill it from one of the large round containers. There was a small step on the back of the cart and he let us ride along on it for a short distance. That was the closest I came to a horse.

I didn't know Bullough's rented the field where the college is now, and I don't remember the horses. There was a high stone wall around the field.

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1026229)

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 962571)

People who do not put their dogs on leads when asked to do so by land owners are totally iressponsible . If they get their dogs shot for casing distress to farm animals it is their fault. They are not dog lovers.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 969932)

Has anyone been through Spire Farm recently. We went through at the weekend when Mr Foy had done his alterations as requested by the footpaths office. It was very muddy as could be expected with his machines and all the rain. Someday I hope that the path will be dried up and a pleasant walk again.

Originally Posted by ***Mr D*** (Post 1026379)

But what if the dog come across a farm animal on a public path, could the blame be put on the dog owner or the farm owner?



Was up last week, didn't seem that bad, was muddy and not as eye pleasing as I remember it. Not seen the new build at the bottom before how long has that been there?

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 962571)

People who do not put their dogs on leads when asked to do so by land owners are totally iressponsible . If they get their dogs shot for casing distress to farm animals it is their fault. They are not dog lovers.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 969932)

Has anyone been through Spire Farm recently. We went through at the weekend when Mr Foy had done his alterations as requested by the footpaths office. It was very muddy as could be expected with his machines and all the rain. Someday I hope that the path will be dried up and a pleasant walk again.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1026381)

The bottom of where?

Originally Posted by ***Mr D*** (Post 1026387)

Spire farm. Say coming up from the cobble path, stables and another building, it's a while since I have been up that way so it could have been there a while.

Originally Posted by maxthecollie (Post 1026388)

Do you mean that on the right hand side just past were you walk up to the lodges. If so it is supposed to be a stud farm

Originally Posted by ***Mr D*** (Post 1026389)

That's the one. Supposed to be?

Originally Posted by Retlaw (Post 1026070)

Originally Posted by rhfoy (Post 844616)

thank you for your comments although they are from someone who as never seen a building site in their life, the land for your information were the manure currently is is my land so you must have made up your flytipping point, we have a bigger problem with diseased dog mess all over my land and lane, and our animals being killed and attacked and the usual idiots not doing what the law states. Vandalism is another shallow quote with no substance in this remark, all the gear with no idea, again limited knowledge but i suppose you are jack of all trades and master of non, but claim you are.... Please feel free to call and see me for a tour of our great historical home and you never know you might give me some fantastic ideas, and being a working class man done well for himself, i have a great ability to listen and learn.!!!!!!!!!!!!