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TO APPLY FOR A POP-UP STALL, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected] FIND US ON FACEBOOK OR VISIT INODIHAM.CO.UK TO KEEP UP WITH ALL OUR NEWS 1 iO - Crondall Chronicles 03.17.indd 1 27/03/2017 16:19 THE MAGAZINE OF THE CRONDALL SOCIETY Formed in 1972 Each year two editions of Editor’s Issues the Crondall Chronicles C OntENTS are published, Spring A Neighbourhood Plan and Autumn. Ian I wonder what it will say in April? I do hope it is not too predictable and nimbyish. The village will need Editors comments 3 Jackson (ijdowerhouse@ to accept additional housing and should plan for and manage the inevitable changes rather than oppose Parish 4 gmail.com tel.850359) all those proposed. This would only result in our being forced to accept residential schemes that are District 5 is the current editor often ill sited and ill conceived, and to date frankly rather indifferently if not badly designed. Nor indeed County 6 should there be the creation of predictable planning “sacred cows”. and is responsible for MP 7 producing the magazine Peter Fryer: The Phebus Trike 9 The Village and its litter and pursuing articles, Local entrepreneurs: Eastbridge Willows 11 As previously commented the whole village and its surrounding environment needs a thorough “litter ideas and copy. The Charles Gray: Crondall’s Military Heroes 21 pick”, we, and/or our passing traffic, rather horridly throw litter and other detritus about with a total creative writing and articles come from others, News from the Surgery 26 disregard for the environment and indeed the residents. I gather that the Parish Council still have a and more of your very interesting articles will be Chairman’s words 27 village clean up in mind in conjunction with your Society. I suggest all hands to the pump when a start much appreciated. Many thanks again to all my Society current distribution list 30 date is sorted out and the bags/equipment are made available. A regular yearly action to maintain tidiness is essential. tremendous contributors for this edition. I am Society’s accounts 31 also grateful for the help given in the production, Villagep Sho the reading over, the printing and above all the I read that the village shop is faltering through the lack of support and/or perhaps a failure to understand distribution. Please don’t hesitate to contact me the shoppers needs and requests. Closure would be a great pity and a very sad and frankly unnecessary if you have anything you would like to contribute loss to this community. Not least it will be a severe inconvenience to those who use the very handy post to your Society’s magazine, or to argue against or what’s on office and banking services, buy their newspapers and of course do a general shop. Perhaps ALL should support my issues and comments and those of the try harder and ALL should listen. As it is said “use it or lose it”. contributors. In aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice 01252 717772 James Burchett (burchettjl@ Care “Fun in the Field”, Sunday 21st Farnham Stoves www.farnhamstoves.com yahoo.com tel 01252 May 1.00 - 4.00pm, in Pound Field off Croft Lane. 851643) is our “advertising Details to follow. guru” and is always keen to receive enquiries. Crondall Society AGM, To be held on the 24th May at 7:30 pm. A talk is planned from a local farmer.

Party in the Park, Hook Meadow Saturday 17th June, details to follow The membership secretary is Sally Willshire tel. no Village Fete, Sunday 18th June, details to 850552 and email (sally. follow [email protected]). Rude Mechanicals, Outdoor Theatre on Hook Meadow, Friday 30th June

Guy Fawkes Night bonfireon Saturday For quality, local, reputable workmanship, contact us to arrange a no obliga8on site survey 4th November, time and location to follow. or alterna8vely, visit our showroom at: The Workshop, 71A Upper Hale Road, Farnham, GU9 0PA 2 3 detail at the Annual Parish Meeting on 10th April continue to improve these (and other) matters. There are no Hart District elections in May although PARISH COUNCIL which you are all welcome to attend. In related news: a big thank you and well done to there are Hampshire County Council elections so the residents that re-cleared the pond, helping to please don’t forget to vote in 2017. By Chris Dorn, Chairman The Parish Council has also been making strong preserve it and reduce flood risk. N ew Year - New Hope representations to Hart about the potential A new litter and dog fouling enforcement regime has unwelcome development at Broden Stables I note Nippy’s warning about the struggles of been setup to tackle these issues across Hart. Fixed “I know that a major on Redlands Lane, including support to the the village shop and congratulate Nehi for the penalty notices can now be given to offenders and our concern of all of us is residents’ action group. By the time you read re-vamp that has much improved the look and enforcement officers will patrol across the district to “planning” - at local, this, we should know Hart’s recommendation. feel. Clearly we can’t force people to shop there, help improve our public spaces. district and national The Parish Council has also: robustly objected but do encourage everyone to: “use it or lose it”. levels. As we start a to Rye Common and the Barley Pound Diesel Personally, I’m very happy to back a team should Odiham and North Warnborough have now got their New Year, there is new Generators which were refused (with a little help they wish to look at alternatives, please contact neighborhood plan ready and it has been agreed that hope that we’ll finally from neighbouring parishes!). The scale of your the Clerk or myself if you want to discuss such it should go out to a local referendum. Crondall are see a Local Development objections has surprised Hart on this and other options. progressing with their plan and we all look forward to Plan (LDP) from Hart issues: quantity makes a difference in these cases, this process being completed as soon as is practical. District Council that we thank you and please keep it up! In addition to all of the above, the Parish Council can support and will progress through Inspection continues with the tasks of: maintaining the Local Plan: for adoption in late 2018. We expect a “Draft” But that’s not all… the Conservation Area estate, managing burials, providing planning LDP (Reg 18) for District-wide consultation Working Group has finally completed the comments to Hart, operating ‘SID’ and all the Our draft plan for Regulation 18 consultation has now around Easter, as previously, we will provide our update of the “Crondall Conservation Area administration which supports such work (while been prepared and supporting documentation is being thoughts and guidance on how you might like to Character Appraisal and Management Proposals” extensive, I won’t burden you with all the details!) finalised. The council hope to get this out for public respond. document, which was adopted by Hart’s Cabinet My thanks to Councillors, and especially our consultation as we are going to press. Your views are on 1st December 2016. This will provide an invaluable Clerk, for their work and support.” very important to Hart so do please ensure that you But hope is not necessarily expectation, there are improved and effective policy to help protect the take a few minutes to complete and tell us your views. many hurdles to cross. On 9th Feb I attended Conservation Area. Well done and many thanks The Parish Council website www.crondall-pc.gov. Hart’s Special Cabinet meeting and argued to Mr Hall and team. uk has our latest news, contact details, links and Devolution: strongly against Hart’s proposal to dump 66 information.” houses behind the Scout Hut and made a clear By now you will have received your Council Following further discussions with government case for Crondall Parish to be allowed to allocate Tax bills. While your Parish Council delivers and Hampshire county council the desire to force housing through our Neighbourhood Plan (NP) extremely high value (with considerable Hampshire into dividing and forming new areas for – as had been allowed for Odiham and Hook. I’m work being done by unpaid Councillors and HART DISTRICT COUNCIL loca l control seem to have gone away. Whilst we can pleased to report that Hart accepted this, partially volunteers), we do need funds to complete the never rule out any future changes the devolution issue projects that you ask for. So we’ve had to make a that has been taking some time to resolve has now convinced by the progress and moreover the By District Cllr Gorys demonstrable engagement of so many residents modest increase (~13p/week or 3 coffees over the finished, I believe. in that process. This is the first victory and the year for a band-D household!) to fund projects Welcome to my brief update on matters first tangible benefit for our NP process… to further enhance residents’ lives in the parish. at Hart District Council. Unfortunately a small increase on a small number As a local resident if you have any queries or concerns Which naturally brings me to progress on the can look like a large percentage, so please bear “At last our new leisure in regard to Hart District council issues then do please Neighbourhood Plan (NP). Well done to the NP that in mind when reading your statement! More centre at Hitches Land, contact me at [email protected]” Working Group which has made great progress. detail on this can be found in the Precept Q and A Fleet is complete and The recent questionnaire took considerable effort on the Parish Council’s website. has an official opening to: define, write, edit, print, distribute, collate, on 1st April 2017, it’s analyse etc, not forgetting 2 exhibitions to be I regret to report that David Evans has retired not a joke really! We prepared and staffed (with a special thanks to Mr as a Councillor and we thank him for his work, have Rebecca Adlington & Mrs Wheeler for providing refreshments - most especially his successes with representing the OBE and Alex Danson professionally!). The results were extremely varied village in discussions on flooding and drains, MBE attending for the (and detailed) with around 40% of households together with his campaign to keep Crondall opening ceremony as well as the Chairman of Hart. responding, well above national experience, tidy. These things make a big different to many These new facilities are a vast improvement on the so thank you to everyone who took the time to people, so with a new Councillor after Easter and current centre and we look forward to the public have contribute. Cllr O’Connor will present more some possible re-shuffling of roles in May, we will much improved leisure services 4 5 by supporting museums, galleries and keeping Pothole Challenge [email protected] with your details. Hampshire County COUNCIL all our libraries. Thanks to the pro-active efforts of several Crondall While you might not have known what I’ve been residents, following a personal site visit and walk- doing locally, it will be of surprise to you that • All our household waste recycling centres about, Hampshire Highways has now been alerted there’s been plenty of debate in Parliament over the An article obtained have been kept open and are now accepting to work that needs to be done locally, particularly last few weeks on ‘Brexit’! You know my views and through offices of commercial waste. the series of potholes along Pankridge Street. you know that I believe that it’s incumbent on all Hampshire County Should you become aware of any other pothole politicians to respect the result of the referendum. Council. As there are • Super-fast broadband coverage across the or roadway repair issues arising in your area That’s why I was encouraged that the vast majority currently Hampshire county has been increased to 95% of all homes. please email Hampshire Highways directly for the of MPs – on all sides of the political divide – voted County Council elections (Editor’s Note: as yet NOT in Crondall) attention of James Holt at [email protected]. to allow HM Government to trigger ‘Article 50’. in progress, our present uk.” councillor Jonathon Glen These results have been obtained despite the This was a genuinely cross-party decision. Out of has to remain in ‘purdar’. current difficult economic climate by careful all my Conservative colleagues, only Ken Clarke management of our assets and making savings voted against the Bill. And, despite all the media where we can, and are designed to improve the n ews from westminster hype about opposition MPs seeking to block Brexit, quality of life for all of us. only a fifth of Labour MPs tried to do this – and, in fact, a fifth of Lib Dem MPs did the opposite Editors Note: By the way do vote From Ranil Jayawardena, M.P. and decided they shouldn’t block Brexit! The Lib Refugee support Member of Parliament for North East Dem MP, Greg Mulholland, said “…it would also “What your council tax has achieved I would also like to highlight that the County Hampshire be wrong for Parliament to block the negotiations Now that we are coming to the end of the financial Council is participating in the Syrian Vulnerable starting and, in so doing, thwart the result of the year, I thought I would share with you what I Person panied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) “I believe that education referendum.” perceive as the recent important achievements of Programme in June the County Council also is the key to a good the County Council, based on our latest figures: formally joined this scheme and we have already life. Here in North I think he’s right. We need to work together now to received a number of UASC cases into Hampshire. East Hampshire, we are get the very best deal for Britain.” • Following the recent press activity regarding This programme is the one that is aimed at tackling lucky, on the whole. Surrey County Council, it is heartening the plight of the children in the jungle camps. In Hart, we have some to know that Hampshire has managed to great schools. But my freeze our council tax for the last five years. We will continue to do whatever we can to assist constituency is bigger Although it will be going up this year, it is still tho se identified by the Government in need of than just Hart District MARK HOWARD one of the lowest in the country (£100 lower help and contribute to the relevant Government and we need an education than inflation since 2010). programmes. system that works for COPPICE CRAFTSMAN/ everyone. More support for teachers. Choice • 90% of Hampshire’s schools have been rated available to parents. Schooling that is right for HURDLE MAKER good or outstanding by OFSTED. Police and community support each pupil. Hart, Rushmoor and Basingstoke and I recently had the pleasure of sharing a surgery Deane together – ‘north Hampshire’ if you will WATTLE FENCE PANELS, ROSE • 90% of children get their first choice of school. with Hart North Rural Police Community – have higher than national average earnings and ARCHES, CONTINUOUS Support Officers (PCSOs). These dedicated young lower than average unemployment and mortality FENCING, • We have improved family support by targeting guardians of the peace work closely with the police rates. Great. But it’s not so great that educational the most needy. to handle those incidents that do not require attainment is below average, with rates for 5+ A*-C MADE FROM HAZEL USING immediate police presence (non-emergency, life- GCSEs including English and Maths repeatedly TRADITIONAL SKILLS • 800 care beds have been directly provided threatening, or criminal). Crondall comes under lower than the England average for state-funded and 6 ExtraCare homes established to help the Hart Rural South district, where your contacts secondary schools. SEASONED LOGS SUPPLIED our elderly residents and ease pressure on the are PCSOs Elizabeth Wallace and Jack Whitear. NHS. Should you need their help or advice on any I’ve listened to parents. We’ve got to sort this out. Hannams Farm Cottage, concerns you may have please ring 101 to explain That’s why I am backing the cause for a new school, Itchell Lane, Crondall, • Over £100 million has been invested in road the situation. They can also be reached on Hart. with pupils’ attainment at the heart of all it does improvements and repairs. [email protected]. for email – and I’ll be asking the Department for Education Farnham, Surrey GU10 5PR queries, and to find out where they are holding to help fund it. The new school will help drive up Tel: 01252 850791, • More energy-efficient offices (and fewer of their next surgery, which changes each month standards across the whole of north Hampshire but, them) have been built/adapted, resulting in around the area—might even be in Crondall! I do if we want to do this, I need your support. Whether Mobile 07702 152529 reducing bills and benefitting the environment. recommend you go and meet them over a coffee. that’s simply an email saying that you agree a new www.mark-howard.co.uk school is needed – or if you want to volunteer some [email protected] • We have been protecting Hampshire’s heritage of your time to help make it happen – please email

6 7 Charles Jarrott competed on De Dion Trikes. The THE PHEBUS TRIKE: next year Charles Jarrott had a Phebus and won. CRN O DALLS OLDEST MOTOR Why a tricycle and not a motorbike for these early VEHICLE machines? The engines were too heavy to mount in a bike frame and to keep the centre of gravity and A n article by Peter Fryer balance correct. So they were mounted between the two back wheels, hence the motor tricycle. Motorbikes came in the early 1900’s and that was “I thought the end of Trikes which by that time had been my De Dion transformed into a voiturette with four wheels. Bouton Veteran car that was the Trikes take part in the November London to oldest car in Brighton Run Pioneer Run every year. There is Crondall. also a separate Run in March each year organised by the Sunbeam It still is but I Motorcycle bought a 1899 Club. Phebus motor Tricycle three This is run years ago from annually for the Assen Town Tikes and Museum in motorcycles Holland and built before with Robin the First World Assael bought War. Last year it back to “Peter and his Phebus trike” I managed 1.5 Crondall in the hrs running to back of the Estate car- just with the front wheel and Gatwick before handle bars removed! the chain broke. From 1896 motorised Trikes were all the rage in Paris, a bit like skate boards are today. De Dion “Trikes to Brighton March 2017” Bouton started making Trikes in 1896 to prove out their first petrol engines, as up to that time they However success indeed this year: The Phebus made steam engine propelled cars. being 1899 I was no 10 to start out of over 400 machines. 38 miles from Epsom to Brighton and In 1896 De Dion Bouton started with ¾ h.p. it took me just under 5 hours including an hour and sold these engines to a variety of other trike to go back and change the wheel on Christine’s car builders including Phebus. So my Phebus has a after some modern motorcyclists forced her into a De Dion Bouton engine but now 2 ¼ h.p. engine kerb. At least five hills where I pushed the Trike to and can cruise about 25m.p.h. They are quite quick the top of the hill otherwise she cruised along at on the flat but a steep Hill, e.g. Heath Lane, needs about 20 miles an hour. A bit chilly to start with peddle assistance. There is no clutch, you pedal but after the push up the hill near Reigate I was and go, so all has to be well tuned! quite warm!!!!! Needless to say it was a great feeling of achievement when I passed the Granite Stone sign on the A23 saying ‘Brighton’. Later in A completed course this year and (however it 1896, the should be noted that I am still very sore from much first English peddling in Surrey and Sussex!!). Motor Race on a cycle I have also taken Phebus in two demonstration circuit was races at the Dunsfold Top Gear test track. Last year held at the Phebus was second in the twenty minute race Sheen and of about 4 miles. The Trike now has three trophies S.F. Edge to her credit. and “Successful Brighton Run March 2017” See you around the village usually prior to a ‘Run’.”

9 Production came to a halt in the 30’s with the LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS: import of cheap baskets from abroad. EASTBRIDGE WILLOWS After a trip to the Somerset Levels and technical THE FRAME A rticles by Brigid Kirsch and the late advice from the Long Ashton Research Centre GALLERY & FRAMING Fred Stevens which holds the National Willow Collection we selected some 70 varieties of willow which have “Some twenty years ago, while reading “The thrived in the heavy clay soil adjacent to the Hart Garden”, the RHS mag. I saw that there was going to that runs through Eastbridge land. 01256 701082 HOURS: MON-SAT 9 - 5.30 be a demonstration of willow structures at Wisley ‘THE FRAME ODIHAM’ @THEFRAMEODIHAM by a well known basket maker. This interested With the me as I knew that willows had been grown at encouragement Eastbridge in past times and that Crondall had of Councillor been the centre of a busy willow industry. N o r m a n Lambert we By the end of the applied for demonstration the and were given “Willows at Eastbridge” basket maker had planning permission erected an intriguing to convert a derelict barn to a Willow Centre where tunnel out of withies my daughter Anna and her family now live and email: [email protected] and impressed a good where we run courses in basket making, willow crowd of spectators NUMBER 81 | HIGH STREET | ODIHAM | HAMPSHIRE | RG29 1LB structures and planting plans for flood protection many of whom were on river banks. interested to find out WWW.THEFRAME-GALLERY.CO.UK where they could We have just completed our ‘Willows for Christmas’ get willow supplies. course and will soon will soon start advertising for “Brigid Kirsch” The answer was – ‘Willow Structures for the Garden’ and our basket nowhere local - try the making courses. Somerset Levels. Hmm! Could willows be grown again at Eastbridge? The man to answer this Local willow activity interested the late Jean Parrot was the late Fred Stevens, Crondall’s (unofficial) who was associated with Farnham Museum. She “remembrance”. Fred’s father had been employed gave us an interesting old laundry basket that had at Eastbridge in Victorian times and Fred had belonged to an aged relative. The basket had been been born in the farm cottage, now Whitebridge, made at Eastbridge in 1929 and after some 3500 at the bottom of Redlands Lane. He had grown washdays is still in fine fettle! up alongside the osier green and steeping pond opposite what is now Crondall New Surgery. Not It has been only did Fred know all about willow growing but especially within a couple of days he sent me the essay entitled pleasing to BASKET MAKING - OR WICKERWORK – IN bring back, THE PAST which is included below. if only on a small scale, It was interesting to learn that basket making had an ancient been Crondall’s biggest industry after agriculture. craft that had Baskets were made for the then flourishing provided a “3500 wash laundry basket” hop farms, the Army at Aldershot and for the livelihood for airships produced at Farnborough. There were many Crondall inhabitants.” two shops in the area that sold Crondall baskets, one in Pankridge St. and the other in Farnham. For more information on our courses go to website www.eastbridgewillows.com 11 Proudly located within the barn at The Old Parsonage, Church Street, Crondall. Visit us to view one of the United Kingdoms largest selections of antique, contemporary and decorative carpets, rugs, runners and textiles. Expertise spans cleaning and small repairs upto a full restoration of your existing pieces, alongside a professional nationwide service of sourcing the perfect carpet or rug for any location. Working with both interior designers and walk in enquiries.

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Members of The British Antique Dealers Association, LAPADA & CINOA. not produce a good end to start the next crop. The only other employee in the osiers was old Sam to the stakes with withes. The bottom rails were MAKING - OR WICKERWORK – The osier green was situated at the bottom of Snuggs, a rather dirty old man always needing a fixed just above the water level and the others IN THE PAST Redlands Lane, and I should think covered about shave, but perhaps he could be forgiven because higher up according to the length of the osiers, the an acre, with a large threshing barn at one corner he was not all he could be up top, though he came tallest being in the middle, working right down to A n article by the late Fred Stevens and an open thatched shed on the side. In the from a well known Crondall family. Sam lived in the smallest ones, not much more than two feet six corner nearest the lane was a hop kiln, but I often an old cottage in Pankridge Street that belonged to around the outside. The bottom rail was used to “Basket making and other forms of wickerwork wondered about that when I grew up. Along the Miss Stevens (no relation) who owned the business. support planks for Sam to walk on when putting were one of Crondall’s chief industries and, as I was side of the green and alongside the track that led to As he only occupied the two upstairs rooms, the the bundles in the pond. The bundles were stacked brought up next door to it, I saw it through all its Whitebridge, where I was born, were three ponds, ground floor housed his tools. as close as possible, and when a bay was filled stages. When very young I can remember seeing each not much more than a foot deep, supplied It was Sam’s job to take the bundles of osiers to another rail was put across so there was no chance quite a number of bundles of willow stacks, each with water from the ditches that ran down the lane each of the women sorters and each of them was of them blowing over. As this work was carried out about two feet long and an inch in diameter at the all winter. After about the end of March it didn’t surrounded by a semi-circle of about half a dozen in the winter there was really no hurry to get them base. There were fifty in a bundle, so there must matter much as the osiers had been stripped by short stakes driven into the ground at regular in the pond so it was often the end of winter before have been several hundred all told. These were then. intervals. As the women sorted, they placed the they were all in. This allowed us children to have a intended to be the start of an osier bed, usually osiers between the stakes according to their length, few strips of clear water that in very frosty weather established in a wet place that was no good for any In the late autumn the osiers were carted to the the shortest on the left. As soon as there were a fair allowed us to have some wonderful slides. other crop. As most people know, there is not much green by horse and wagon. Quite a lot of them number in each batch, Sam, using the same withes, skill needed to grow willow from cuttings. They came from Hyde Lane from a bed called “the Hyde” tied them up and stood them in batches beside the By the Spring all were pushed into the ground about half their length which stretched over several acres. There was pond. the osiers were at about three or another in Hitches Lane in Crookham Village, but At about four in beginning to come four feet apart the very long ones came from the Alton area. Before the afternooninto leaf and some each way and, going in the pond, the osiers had to be sorted into Mr. Ellis would had catkins. I provided the their various lengths and lateral shoots towards the appear from think it was early first summer top had to be trimmed off with a sharp knife. This “Willow Lodge” in May when was not too sorting was done by two or three women. Each one opposite the osier stripping began dry, almost had a pitch beside the barn wall, just to keep out of green. He was - it depended on a hundred the wind I suppose, but I doubt if that helped their Miss Stevens’ when the sap was percent of them “Woven willow work” feet much, standing on damp ground all day brother-in-law high enough for would take. and was a sort of the peel to come manager for all off easily. Now was After a few years the single the outdoor work. the time for Sam to sticks would become thick get all the brakes “ Willow Bullrush” stumps, each producing “ Willows ” fixed up ready quite a number of osiers. It was his job to for the strippers. First of all several heavy strips Winding a withe was not come and book down how many each woman of timber were mounted on short posts that were as easy as it appeared, but had sorted as it was a piece-work job. At the always left in the ground. The strips of timber some old men could wind end of the day Sam collected up all the twigs and measured about nine by four inches and were them and tie up a bundle rubbish from each stand, and by the end of the about twelve feet long. Spaced about five feet apart almost as quickly as others sorting period he had built quite a good sized heap were mortice holes where the brakes were inserted could with a length of between the barn and the hop kiln, which formed and kept in place with wooden wedges. The brakes rope. Cutting the osiers a barrier between the meadow and the osier were wooden and about eighteen inches long with was done with a hook green. As soon as a fair number of bundles had an opening down the centre into which two steel and the proper way was to been sorted, it was time to stand them in the pond. straps were inserted to form jambs. In front of this draw them off, otherwise There was a network of bays, I suppose about ten was a rail about the same height to lay the osiers if they were slashed, the or twelve feet square, erected with stakes and rails, across when being stripped. short end left was inclined but not a nail was used - all the rails were attached to be split, and that would “ Whitebridge at the bottom of Redlands Lane” 14 15 When all was ready the strippers arrived and Sam work job, each When issuing a stripper with a new bundle of into the pond supplied each one with a bundle of osiers placed one keeping osiers, Sam also gave them a tin with a number on for future use. on the left side of the brake, the stripped ones the with that it. Behind the strippers Sam erected benches with Now it was being placed on the right. The method of stripping came off the posts and rails where, as soon as a stripper had got Sam’s job to a fair amount of stripped pure white osiers, she clear up all the was to take the osier, and with a sort of thrashing end of the would take an armful and lay them on the benches peel and wheel movement force it down between the steel jaws bundle to be to dry and get bleached in the sun. As the strippers it away to a and then pull it back through the jaws. Then it was able show did their work just inside the osier green facing stack. After turned and the same thing done from the other Redlands Lane, it was a bit embarrassing for other that he had to end. By now the peel was partly off and it didn’t at the end women who had to pass that way, and though they bundle up all take much effort to pick the rest off before laying of the day, didn’t know it, there were usually a few remarks the osiers that the white osiers on the right side of the brake. If but that didn’t made about them. had been dried the brake didn’t partly peel the osier, that meant mean that and take them The period I am referring to was during the first to stack in it wanted tightening up, and Sam would have some couldn’t war and just after, and often soldiers would be on the barn. He to tighten a nut at the bottom - but not too tight add withes a route march down the lane. Sometimes they always seemed as that would dent the osiers too much, and that and poke it stopped for a break and a smoke opposite the to have some wouldn’t do at all! in with the strippers and this just encouraged some of the help with that It was mostly the same group of women who turned others! “ StackedColourful Withes” ladies to get into some saucy conversation with the as boys liked to “ Willow planter” up every year for osier stripping mostly middle aged troops! carry the bundles or over as it was hardly the sort of job for women Unlike hop picking, osier stripping didn’t start until away. Though it about nine o’clock in the morning. I suppose that looked as if we were doing something, they were as with babies as the weather couldn’t be relied on at was to allow mothers to see their children off to light as a feather. If a stripper had part of a bundle school, as there were no holidays at that time of the left at knocking off time, they stood them back in year. Towards the end of the day Mr. Ellis would the pond. appear with his book and record the number of bundles that each woman had stripped. The withes As well as the pure white osiers, a certain number were counted to correspond with the number of of bundles were stacked away un- peeled. They tins and the withes being tied together were tossed were known as buffs and were used in making

that time of year. Stripping osiers was also a piece- “Osier Strippers 1900” “Stevens Shop in Pankridge Street” 16 17 garden furniture, or a few lines were worked into Every year it seemed a wagon would come from white baskets to form a kind of pattern. There were Selborne bringing a few bins that needed repairing also a good number of buffs, and these were boiled and taking back a load of new ones. Apart from RANGER’S before stripping. baskets, they made a good number of garden C.S. EMBLING FURNISHING STORES armchairs and wicker topped tables, chiefly made THE CABINET REPAIR SHOP On the side of the hop kiln was a bricked-in tank Woodlands Farm, Blacknest, Alton Established 1895 with a large wooden lid and a fire hole underneath. Hants. 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The only time we saw Sam now was were not just sold at the shop - quite a number were when he wheeled osiers from the barn to a specially sold wholesale. Almost every Saturday a made bay in the River Hart at the back of the basket shop, where they were soaked to make them pliable horse and van took a load to Aldershot. In those for weaving. The wheelbarrow he used was the days, Solomons, the well-known camp furnishers, largest and funniest I had ever seen. It was said to bought a great many. One of the most interesting be a charcoal barrow and I imagine it was used for products of the basket works, and one that only wheeling cord wood to the fires. It was a bit before a few people knew what they were used for, were my time, but I understand charcoal was made in long bottomless baskets about nine feet long. At the osier green years before. In fact, on some of the that time the army was still using many horses and old basket shop billheads were the words “Charcoal there were several polo teams at Aldershot. The Merchants”. long baskets were used to cover the goal posts, one The shop was a two-storey building - part of it was placed above another so that, when training ponies, where the baskets were actually made and the rest if one should collide with the post, the whole showrooms. Anything that could be made with thing revolved around the post and prevented any osiers was made there. The basket makers sat on serious injury to the ponies. As well as the shop very low stools with their backs to the wall. Their in Crondall, Miss Stevens also had a shop in West hands were their main tools, plus a very sharp Street, Farnham, where good stocks of baskets were knife and a kind of mallet. I suppose most of their held, with Mr. Ellis’s daughter, Amy, in charge. time was taken up making seven bushel hop bins Well, that’s about all I know about basket making to supply the needs of hop growers within several in Crondall. Sadly it came to an end in the thirties miles of Crondall. As the new bins were made, they caused, it was said, by cheap imports of baskets were stored in the hop kiln, stacked almost to the from abroad.” roof and needing a short ladder to get them down. 18 could have been drafted to them as a battle casualty NCRO DALL’S MILITARY HEROES replacement. The 1st Bn served on the Western Front throughout the war except for a short stint in By Charles Gray and, in part, the lateTim 1917/1918 in Italy and Bertie is commemorated on Wilson the Chatby Memorial in Egypt. THE CONTINUING RECORD OF CRONDALL’S The Chatby Memorial commemorates HEROS FROM THE GREAT WAR (1914-1918) Commonwealth servicemen who have no grave but the sea. Most of them were on passage to or from Alexandria (from March 1915 the base of the “In this issue I will be covering two of the three Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) and included remaining soldiers who died in 1915 and 1916 many who were lost when hospital ships were sunk whose stories were not previously told by Tim in the Mediterranean or died of their wounds or Wilson. As mentioned in the last issue the sickness whilst aboard and then buried at sea. It research leads into First World War casualties have is difficult to see how Bertie, supposedly serving become progressively harder to find out and unless with the 1st Bn in France could have died this way something suddenly comes to light I will not be unless he had been assigned to another battalion of able to provide the detailed biographies that Tim the Devonshires or incorrectly recorded as serving did for the previous 25 servicemen. Instead I will in the 1st Bn. try to put the individual’s death into the context of place and conditions. Should further information So where did the other battalions of the regiment subsequently be obtained I will provide addenda in serve and might that explain Bertie’s name on the future issues where appropriate. Chatby Memorial?

The 2nd Bn, like the 1st spent the entire war in BERTIE WILLIAM PRIZEMAN France, and latterly Northern Italy. The 3rd Bn was a holding unit that remained in the UK throughout. Bertie Prizeman was born in Crondall in 1894, the The 1st/4th were sent to India in 1914 and to son of William and Alice Prizeman of Pankridge Mesopotamia in early 1916. The 2nd/4th also went Street. He enlisted at Winchester (Service number out early to India and then to Palestine - but not 24230) and was supposedly drafted into 1st Bn until 1917. The 1st/5th went to India in October The Devonshire Regiment, dying at the age of 22 1914 and only left for Egypt in 1917. The 2nd/5th and commemorated on the Chatby Memorial in were in England until September 1915 when they Alexandria, Egypt. And there the trail runs cold were sent to Egypt to carry out garrison duties until and my questions begin. disbanded in June 1916. The 1st/6th went to India

in 1914 and subsequently to Mesopotamia at the Why did Bertie join the Devons? I would not have end of 1915. The 2nd/6th were in India from early thought Winchester was within the regiment’s 1915 onwards. The 1st/7th and 2nd/7th were both recruiting area. Over the course of the war many cyclist battalions stationed in England on home soldiers were drafted to other than their local defence duties. The 8th and 9th (Service) Battalions county regiment particularly if an infantry battalion served in France from 1915 and In Northern Italy had incurred heavy battlefield casualties. Bertie is in 1918. The 10th (Svc) Bn went to France in 1915 shown as having served with the 1st Bn. Given that before deploying to Salonika in November 1915 they were deployed to France from their pre-war but were on garrison duties in Macedonia until posting of Jersey on 24th August 1914, suffered July 1916, thereafter being operationally deployed 100 casualties from shelling in September, were in there. The 11th Bn was a reserve unit in the UK. action on the La Bassee Canal and Givenchy Ridge The 12th, 13th and 14th were labour battalions in October and lost two thirds of their officers and transferring to the Labour Corps in France. The one third of their men before the war was three 15th Bn was based in the UK throughout the war. months old, it is a distinct possibility that Bertie The 16th were formed in Egypt in December 1916

21 from Devonshire Yeomanry (cavalry) regiments and fast. Steam turbine powered, they could which had both arrived there from Gallipoli in exceed 33 knots (39 mph) and were originally early 1916. The 51st, 52nd and 53rd were all armed with only three 12 pounder 3” (76mm) young soldier battalions based in the UK. The 1st guns and two 18” (450mm) torpedo tubes. Prior Garrison Bn consisted of men unfit for battle but to commissioning a further two 12 pounder guns capable of discharging garrison duties. Formed were added. in August 1915 they served in Egypt and Palestine until disbanded in 1919. HMS Ghurka was 260’ 6” (79.4m) long overall, 25’6” (7.77m) wide with a draught of 8’6” (2.59m) It is possible that Bertie was incorrectly recorded and weighed just under 1000 tons fully laden. Her as serving with 1st Devons, or alternatively that he range was a meagre 1460 nautical miles (1680 was subsequently assigned from them to another miles) at half speed. At full speed that would have unit within the regiment but none of them were in reduced drastically. The complement, or crew, transit in the Mediterranean in June 1916. were 72.

There are seven other Devonshire Regiment soldiers commemorated on the Chatby Memorial but they all died on 30 December 1917. No other serviceman is commemorated with a date of 12 June 1916. All one can surmise is that Bertie Prizeman who served with the Devonshire Regiment died on board ship bound for Alexandria and was buried at sea from wounds or sickness on that date. But with which unit he was serving and in what theatre of operations remains a mystery.

WILFRED JAMES SHERMAN “HMS Ghurka 1907” Wilfred James Sherman was born in 1893 in Alton, the son of Harvey George Sherman. The Shermans are a local family of long standing - Wilfred was The comparison with a modern Type 45 destroyer “Painting of Plug Street or Ploegsteert by Winston Spencer Churchill” the grandfather of Brian Sherman, and great- is illuminating. The Type 45 is twice as long, three grandfather of Mark Sherman, who will be known times as wide, three times the draught (depth mine off Dungeness. Within minutes her bow Those who lost their lives and have no known grave by many in the village through their firm - Crondall under water), three times the crew, five times was up and her stern was down on the sea bed. are commemorated on the naval war memorials Builders. the range, eight times the weight, infinitely more Today she lies in 30 metres of water, a protected from the first and all 240 survivors from the firepower, about a thousand times the cost, much place under the Protection of Military Remains Act second. The Ghurka of the First World War was It is not known when Wilfred enlisted in the Navy, more comfortable but not as fast (even when their 1986. Seventy five sailors died of which only one more akin to a submarine where a hit would have probably at Chatham, but as he was 21 at the engines are functioning). Ghurka was lean and body was recovered, that of chief artificer engineer threatened the whole crew. They would have outbreak of the First World War it is quite probable mean by comparison. John Corner. Of the five survivors Commander known that and there would have been a strong that he served for at least two years as an Able Lewin, the Destroyer Flotilla Gunnery Officer, a bond of comradeship in facing that peril. Seaman, on board HMS Ghurka the ship he was She served as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla ‘passenger’ on board, received the Stanhope Gold on when he died. prior to the outbreak of war and then joined the Medal, the Royal Humane Society’s award for the Wilfred’s brother subsequently married Wilfred’s HMS Ghurka was one of five Tribal class destroyers Sixth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Dover Patrol. most outstanding life saving achievement of the widow and brought up his children, one of whom, built as part of the 1905-1906 shipbuilding She collided with her sister Tribal HMS Cossack year for his part in the recovery of the survivors. Brian’s father, was killed at Arnhem. I hope to programme to meet a requirement from ‘Jackie’ in August 1914, requiring repair but was in action For the majority, below deck, there would have record his story and others from the Second World Fisher, the then First Sea Lord, for coastal defence. against the German submarine U-8 on 4 March been no chance to escape. Her captain, Lieutenant War in due course.” She was laid down at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard the following year and another submarine six Harold Woolcombe-Boyce went down with the on Tyneside in 1906, launched in 1907 and days later. She took part as an escort in the naval ship. completed in December 1908. The Tribals were bombardment of Zeebrugge on 23 August 1915. long, light, low in the water, narrow in the beam, Then, on 8 February 1917 she struck a German

22 23 J Ohn HORSLEY MITCHELL

“John Horsley Mitchell, the son of Alfred and Messines in June 1917. This was also the sector Catherine Mitchell was born in 1882 in Frensham where the two key adversaries of the Second World and was thus 32 at the outbreak of the First World War were unwittingly within a few miles of each War. He and his wife, other in 1916. Winifred lived at ‘Thorns’, in Dippenhall Street, Churchill as Commanding Officer of the Royal Crondall. John enlisted at Winchester and was Scots Fusiliers in ‘Plug Street’and Hitler as a runner posted to 305 Siege Battery of the Royal Garrison based in Fournes en Weppes. Both recorded their Artillery (RGA) which was formed at Portland time here in paint. on 17 January 1916 and deployed to France on 9 April 1916. John was commissioned on 12 August However, quiet would be a misnomer. Patrolling, 1916 so it is probable that he did not actually join small scale assaults, mining, sniping and shelling the battery until some time after his training as an were relentless activities. Of these artillery fire artillery officer, presumably at the Royal Military was the most devastating as it occurred on a much Academy, Woolwich. larger scale.

305 Siege Battery were part of the 77th Heavy The French artillery, for example, fired over 330 Artillery Group which was in direct support of million shells in the war whilst the total strength 2nd Army on the Ypres Salient. The Battery itself of the Royal Artillery on the Western Front at was in the area of Ploegsteert, referred to by British the end of the war was 18,700 officers and over ‘Tommies’ as ‘Plug Street’. 420,000 other ranks (over four times larger than the British Army of today). The 2nd Army would After the second Battles of Ypres thispart of the have had over 30 siege batteries each of six guns Western Front was relatively quiet, inasmuch as the or howitzers in addition to the many hundreds of emphasis had switched further south to the area of heavy, field and light guns under the control of its the Somme (and Verdun) but this only meant that subordinate Corps, Divisions and Brigades. The “210 mm German Mauser Heavy Howitzer 1917” no major offensives occurred until the Battle of siege guns varied between 6” and 9.2” calibre, the latter weighing in excess of 5 tons. The former line was relatively threat free other than from had a crew of 10 to fire 100lb (45kg) shells, whilst occasional aircraft, extreme range artillery (a rare the latter fired shells of 290lb (130kg) requiring but principally psychological weapon in the latter significantly more manpower. The 9.2” howitzer stages of the war) or gas attack (though because had an ‘earthbox’ of some 10 tons attached to it this was fired from guns it was focused on the to keep it steady. It is easy to see how such heavy front) but anyone within four miles of the front was pieces required a battery strength of over 180 all in reach of enemy artillery and the sheer volume of ranks to man and operate the six guns. shells was the principal killer of World War 1.

The Germans would have still had a comparable level of artillery in 1917 and the role of the siege Footnote batteries to target enemy artillery and strongpoints Source material used for these three servicemen would have been reciprocated. On 19 May 1917 is derived from the research carried out by Tim three members of 305 Siege Battery were killed. Wilson and corroborated by the Commonwealth Acting Bombardier JT Powell aged 40, Gunner War Graves website. Additional information Edwin Summers aged 38 and Lieutenant John has been taken from the relevant arm/service or Horsley Mitchell aged 35. All three are buried at regimental websites and generic WW1 webpages Maple Leaf Cemetery in Ploegsteert. including Wikipedia. I will be happy to correct any information known to be faulty in future issues. In British Siege artillery howitzers, 6”, 8” and 9.2”, had the next issue I will be writing about Henry May ranges between 8700 and 12700 metres so, despite MM, Albert Parris and Frederick Knight. Any being Army level artillery, they would have needed information on these three casualties would be to be between 4-6000 metres from the front line gratefully received.” to hit comparable artillery and depth targets on the German side. That would rule out sniper and small arms fire and mining amongst other causes. In all probability their deaths were the result of counter battery fire from a German heavy gun such as the Mauser 210mm which had a range of “A ustralian Artillery 9.2 inch siege gun at the Somme 1917” 11000 metres. Life several miles behind the front 24 25 confident, seeking out fulfillment and excitement, mind. Focus on positivity. T AN UPDA E FROM THE SURGERY fundamentally working outside of our comfort zone. So: “If a genie was to offer you a wish what would it By Dr Mark Tyrrell be?” The answer for the wise man with no money, Senior Partner Crondall New Surgery To achieve this he gives us 4 rules to focus on: a wife who is blind and together they have no children would be... “I wish for my wife to see me “Positivity” 1/ How we are is our choice - so choose an attitude rocking our baby in a golden cradle!” that works for you. If you want to be happy you can “I recently attended a lecture on the “Art of being choose to be so. Wake and celebrate small victories, My wish is for Dr Stedman to enjoy her retirement Brilliant” at a local conference, and a resilience such as “Good morning everyone – I slept for 6 with her friends and family in the knowledge that workshop for GPs near Southampton. The hours, I feel great today!”, or “what a wonderful day she will be sorely missed and that the care she has speakers at both of these events gave some of the today... I don’t have toothache!” Your positivity no provided to so many is greatly appreciated, but that most inspiring talks I have ever attended. The matter how small will spread on to others like the we and more specifically her replacement will strive lecture was given by Andy Cope, who has spent ripples from a raindrop in water. to care for her patients in the same committed the last 12 years studying happiness for a PhD! and manner to which they have become accustomed. the workshop by John Perry, a psychologist from 2/ Don’t be fooled by stuff – material wealth Southampton University. Many of the concepts does not make people happy, but developing What would your wish be? Make it count and shared at these events inspired me to write this relationships, caring for people and making people “have a wonderful day!” article which I hope will encourage readers to feel valued gives a sensation of inner worth and think about and explore the power of the mind and place in the world. So make your days count. the impact of positivity on our lives. 3/ Get over it – If you miss the train, drop a plate, Chairman’s review So let us start with a question which I want you to lose a treasured possession, get over it! None of ponder over whilst reading this article: “If a genie this matters, life will go on. How you act in these By Robin Collet was to offer you a wish what would it be?” circumstances will have a knock on effect to your “Hello all day and to those around you. Remember your Committee and Local There are many answers to this question and our happiness is bigger than you, there is a ripple effect. Representatives answers are all likely to be very different. There is Perhaps try 40 days and 40 nights of no moaning? turbulence in the world; uncertainty over the effect Make sure you verbalise and gesture the statement: The committee is largely of Brexit; war, famine and mass displacement in “get over it” where the situation requires it, this unchanged. Ella Fortune all corners of the globe; mixed feelings over the helps relieve the tension. joined us for a short election of president Trump and importantly the while, before she moved away from the village. retirement of Dr Sarah Stedman from the surgery. 4/ You matter – No matter what anyone says, you We have been pleased to welcome David Argent Issues don’t get bigger than these, but they all affect and your feelings matter. They are your feelings, as our Parish Council representative, who has us differently. no one else’s. Visualise what you want to happen, kept us up to date with what is happening on the don’t focus on negatives. Avoid don’ts and mustn’ts Parish Council. A sad loss to the committee is the So why is this relevant? Well, British people are and use positives, such as: “please be quiet” rather resignation of Katie Best. She has been our excellent notoriously negative in their approach to life (and than “don’t shout”. We absolutely have the ability to Events Co-ordinator for 4 years and provided us I suspect my Norwegian wife would agree!?). choose our response to events. all with a fascinating programme of events in that time. She is still suffering from her accident 4 years Indeed 98% of the British population play it safe, ago at the dreaded Heath Lane/Dora’s Green Lane just get by, survive, learn to regret, settle for less, I would urge you to make the change, and to strive junction. With a busy commercial and home life, aim to be like everyone else... to become a “2%er” – you have a choice and you she feels she must reduce her commitments. Our do matter. When negative thoughts come to mind, warm thanks go to her. Andy Cope wants us to focusing on becoming one close your eyes, imagine you are on a river bank We are looking for a replacement and some of the remaining “2%ers” by going for our dreams, and put the negative thought on a leaf and release younger committee members. Please get in touch! We welcome Peter Buckroyd as a new Section exploring new things, choosing happiness, being it with the current to float away and out of your

26 27 Representative. He takes over from Linda Warner The Parish Council whose illness continues. We send her our best The Neighbourhood Plan aims to set out how wishes. Also we welcome Pam Ezechiel to fill the we would like to see Crondall and its facilities gap at Clare Park. develop. Following an explanatory public meeting, an extensive questionnaire was delivered to every As you know, your Society has had the benefit of household, with a high level of response. The a very good relationship with the Parish Council, Parish Council is to provide more details at the now covering Crondall alone and have a very Parish Annual Meeting on 10th April. positive contribution from them.At District level, we are very fortunate that Stephen Gorys, one of The VillageS hop our District Councillors, joins your committee This must continue to be a point of concern. Nehi, meetings. He is a very experienced and well Nippy’s daughter, is now running it and what it respected Hart councillor. We are fortunate offers is more exciting. However it is faltering. indeed that he joins us – and his input is always Your extra custom is needed, or else there is the very helpful. And as you will see from his report danger we will lose it. in this issue, he welcomes contact on queries or concerns. At County level, Jonathan Glenn w a Other matters. past Chairman of HCC, and represents Crondall. The Society notice board is now on the wall of the Despite his busy diary he has managed to come to Plume of Feathers a number of your committee meetings. The Conservation Area Character Appraisal Web-site for Crondall has been updated and can be seen As you will recall, we are very lucky to have through the Parish Council website Charmian Hickman looking after our website. This is the Crondall Society website. – which is The airspace change proposal around Farnborough www.crondallsociety.co.uk has been resubmitted and is still with the CAA. We Do please look at it – and suggest anymore we should know the result before long. could add into it. Thank you. An application last year for building on Parsonage Other contacts – MP Meadow was refused by Hart, and there was no Our MP is Ranil Jayawardena. He was brought up appeal. But we are keeping a close watch on what in the area – and is committed to do all he can to may be suggested now or in the future. represent and support his constituents. Village Diary Hart District Local Plan There is now a village diary – under “Events” on the The new Local Plan that Hart had to produce for Parish Council website www.crondall-pc.gov.uk the period 2011 to 2032 was first published in 2013. Wow, now 4 years ago - it was not accepted and To get to it, go to “What’s on”, then Events – and Hart had to have another go. We all have had much to “month” on the right hand side at the top – go information on this and much helpful guidance to “List”. You will then get a full diary to read. The from Chris Dorn and the Parish Council on how more people who puts events on it the more useful best to respond to Hart on their proposals. it will become.

In their latest draft, as explained in Chris Dorn’s Finally Parish Council report, there is a proposal to place As always, your views and comments are always 66 houses behind the Scout Hut. Chris argued that welcome – please do get in touch with me or any the Parish Council should be allowed to allocate member of the committee. housing sites through the Neighbourhood Plan, which Hart accepted, not least because so many We expect to have an exciting programme for this residents have shown involvement with it. year and we look forward to seeing you there, and Hart hope to have the new Local plan available for bringing anyone who is interested in joining.” public consultation by the time this is published.

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