Here you can read about how our research is developing. People we meet, places we visit.
Archive:We have found a friend in the Council Depo behind the site - Robert Rogers who is a real font of local knowledge ... what's more he obviously reads our blog!
"Nina, I saw in your blog about the Corporation stables at Bridge Road
Depot & thought you might like to see a photo of them.
They were demolished when the depot was rebuilt in the early 1980`s.
Although I have not been here long enough to have remembered the horse
and carts, I can remember the stables which were used for storage, with the
old rings to tie up the horses still in place.
Thanks to Pat in our depot who had this photo in her collection and
allowed me to get it scanned... kind of
joint effort!
Amongst the buildings in the distance you can see the Adam & Eve Pub."
I've also been told (by a different source!) that the Adam & Eve pub incorporated stone work from the original Abbey into the walls and that it had secret tunnels below it ...
Themes : history, Abbey Gardens, garden
