The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
62 Church Street
62 Church Street 1900
Research has not been completed yet on this cottage.
Built around 1600, it is timber-framed, with colourwashed brick infill on projecting base. It has a thatched roof. Interesting Smith-made scarfing of main timber beam to living room.
A soldier’s bedding roll fell down when lining a chimney in the 1980’s. This dated from the time of the Battle of Waterloo, and had the name Elliot on it. The Elliot family are recorded as having collected fines from people who allowed their animals to stray on the common land, so this could possibly have been the Elliot family home.
1900
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1900