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Harting Downs 16th March 2016

Nice walk by Jennifer - cold wind on top of the hills but warmer in the valleys.

Much of the walk was along The South Downs Way until we turned off

for lunch in The Royal Oak, better known as Alfie's to the older generation!

Spotted skylarks, buzzards, one fleeing red kite and a soaring glider.

John Russell, the oldest son of Bertrand Russell (who lived at nearby Telegraph House), as a boy walked down to the pub to escape from the pressure of the high expectations that his philosopher father had for him. When ‘called-up’ for military service he was a ‘Bevan boy’, becoming a coal miner. This undermined his already delicate health, and he convalesced for quite some time with Alf and Carrie, who treated him like the son they never had. (thanks to www.chichestersociety.org.uk}

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Rogate, Hillbrow walk 2nd March 2016

Thanks Den for a nice walk from Rogate up to Tullecombe. Large numbers of singing skylarks at the start of the walk.

We went past the Mountain Bike track and followed the Serpents Trail to an excellent lunch in the Jolly Drover at Hillbrow.

Rain tried hard to stay away but failed on several occasions. It even turned to sleet for a minute!

Return via Rogate Commom.

 

The Jolly Drover pub was built in 1844 by a drover, Mr Knowles, to offer cheer and sustenance to other drovers on the old London road.

 

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Petersfield and Sheet 24th February 2016

Thank you Peter for this walk up to Steep and back

The area of Petersfield called The Spain was originally called Le Green in the middle ages. However, in Tudor times only the wealthy home owners at the bottom of Sheep Street could probably afford roof tiles. As the old word for a house tile was spayne, it could be a corruption of that word has given the area its current name of Spain.

 

The chest tomb in the Churchyard was for Admiral Edward Hawker. Born in 1782, he started his Naval service at the age of 10, became a lieutenant at the age of 13 and commanded his own ship at the age of 21 and captured 2 French schooners that same year. He spent much of his sea life in the West Indies and the North American coast, eventually retiring when he was 48 years old. Had 2 wives and 10 children. A busy life...

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Alice Holt 17th February 2016

The land formed part of the Bishop of Winchester’s estates. One of the bishops was called Aelfsige and the name Alice Holt is a corruption of this.

The 13th and 14th Centuries

During this time there was much poaching and illegal activity e.g. a corrupt Wardener named Alan Plugenot took money from illegal huntsmen who killed 150 deer. Henry III (1216-1272) declared that all falcons’ nests belonged to the Crown because he wanted to use them for hunting. Richard II (1377-1399) ordered timber from Alice Holt to build the roof of Westminster Hall. Potteries were started again at Bentley Station to the north of the forest and at Frith End to the south.

 Information above from the www.aliceholtforum.org.uk

Thanks to Marian for additional  photos

 

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Robison & Co

Insurance brokers - Bedford Road, Petersfield.

Helped Midhurst Footpath Companions with insurance advice

Ask for Danny on 01730-265500

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