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Forum: Heritage and History 27-11-2012, 17:03

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Thanks for the photo that is what it looked like before! Oh yeh thanks - that makes sense that since the 70's that road has been washed away by rain and lack of maintenance. ;)

Forum: Heritage and History 02-11-2012, 16:14

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Yeh I've been up Sandy Lane many, many time though I don't live in the area now I can't take a look to refresh my memory! Do you know Brocklehurst Clough, near Spires Farm, there was an old ruin...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 23:24

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm You've lost me now with the Sandy Lane Farm;) But now I know it's Clough Bottom Farm - what's his trade - plant hire?

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 22:41

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Well from what you say here Broad Oak Farm had long gone when I was around. There used to be a single barn at the bottom of Sandy Lane where the path went off to Ardenhall and further along some...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 22:30

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm He rented the farm I think - don't think he owned it. Where is Hambledon Lodge? That res below Hambledon? Did you used to attend a lot of grass fires - I recall there used to be a lot in the...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 22:16

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Did you ever meet or see Straks - he looked like Kojak with completely bald head except he had a Polish accent.;)

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 21:36

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm I'm just looking at a Ordanance Survey Pathfinder Map from 70's and where Broad Oak Farm was there is nothing marked just some buildings and Warmden Res. Then on the hill towards Spires Farm is...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 19:12

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Slate Pitts was the one in the trees side of Moleside Hill. I think Miry Lane Farm is right as the one where the dark figure lived (Norman) :rolleyes: Used to see him in town as well at the egg...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 19:09

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Who has? Riley? I take it Broad Oak Farm is the one below what used to be Warmden Res (now drained) which used to be a good trout fishery and I think where the trout in the Broad Oak Brook came...

Forum: Heritage and History 31-10-2012, 11:58

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm OK - is Mole Side End the farm that sits just below the hill above the lodges. Is that still a farm? Or converted into flats. There was another ruined farm house at the top of the field at the top...

Forum: Heritage and History 30-10-2012, 23:08

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm yeh I know - High Riley Farm is the one further back from Spire farm. So Straks was he one of the Slavic invaders! He was polish! :rolleyes:

Forum: Heritage and History 30-10-2012, 22:30

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Who's he? I think there was a man who ran Spires farm before Straks called Riley - am I right?

Forum: Heritage and History 30-10-2012, 21:52

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm Are there still as many blue bells though? As it was on Countryfile some time ago that they were on the decline! :confused::)

Forum: Heritage and History 30-10-2012, 21:25

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm The official Blue Bell Woods was :D:D Go up to New House Farm take the lane that forks off to the right, which goes down a slight decline, when it reaches a bridge over a stream the area of woods...

Forum: Heritage and History 30-10-2012, 21:17

Replies: 377 Spire farm development Views: 28,584 Posted By kestrelx Re: Spire farm There was/is a path (don't know it it's still there) that ran up from the sports grounds behind the college, up a clough which led up to Blue Bell woods.

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