1">Wednesday 3rd July 2002
Around and about Chiseldon |
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Millennium window, Church of the Holy Cross, Chiseldon
| | 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. | |
| | | | Around and about Chiseldon | | Location | Historical facts | The Elm Tree
| 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. | | Down Steps | The steps were put in place in around 1926, replacing steep path which led to The Washpool, where sheep were washed. | | Old Railway Track
| 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
| Part of the old Icknield Way. (See below) | | | 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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