Tag: architecture
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Mottisfont
Following last week’s traumatic walk, we decided to be a bit more civilised and go for a bit of culture this week with a visit to the National Trust property and gardens at Mottisfont, near Romsey. Before I start, I caught a piece on the BBC breakfast show a few days after our Whitchurch walk,…
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Up Nately and the Basingstoke Canal
Construction of the Basingstoke canal started in 1788. The Greywell tunnel was constructed in order to avoid the canal passing around Tylney Hall, whose owner had objected to the original route. The tunnel became impassable when part of it collapsed in 1932, although it was still possible for canoeists to get through until the late 1950s. The blockage is now total, cutting off Basingstoke from the first section…