1">Wednesday
3rd July 2002
Around and about Chiseldon |
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Millennium
window, Church of the Holy Cross, Chiseldon
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With
their successful exhibition now behind them, Chiseldon's History
Group invite you to take a look around!
Here
we take a look at some of Chiseldon's historical landmarks.
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| Around
and about Chiseldon |
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Location
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Historical
facts |
The
Elm Tree
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Thatched
beer house opened in 1845. (see above) |
| Strouds
Hill |
Site
of railway station 1881-1961. |
| Church
Street |
Location
of Chiseldon's oldest cottages - 1500AD and cruck framed with
wattle and daub.
Further
down the street is Parsonage Farm - look out for The Devil
Stone or 'spitting stone' as it's known, buried in the wall.
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| Down
Steps |
The
steps were put in place in around 1926, replacing steep path
which led to The Washpool, where sheep were washed. |
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Old
Railway Track
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Look
out for part of old railway gate for pedestrians crossing the
track. One woman who was deaf was killed by a train she didn't
hear coming. (See above) |
| Slipper
Lane |
Home
to Charlie Witts the coalman and who during WW2 ran the fish
and chip shop - added coal dust at no extra charge! |
| Post
Office |
Left
of the path here is the old bank - you can still see where the
safe was installed in the wall. |
The
High Street and Mays Road
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Part
of the old Icknield Way. (See below) |
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| Turnball |
The
thatched cottage next to the Post Office was once a butcher's,
saddler's, antique shop - as well as a post office! |
| New
Road |
The
Library was built as an Oddfellows Hall in 1879. |
| The
Canney |
A
short length of road that is all that remains of a lost road
from Aldbourne which used to go to the windmill before the railway
was built. |
Taken from A Walk Around Old Chiseldon by Sheila Passmore,
published by the Chiseldon Local History Group.
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Chiseldon is located between Wroughton and the A346.
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