HAMPSHIRE RAMBLER March 2015 ~ Vision Statement and Governance Proposals for Ramblers ~ The survey was completed on 31 December 2014, to produce a Vision Statement and Govern- ance Proposals for Ramblers(two separate documents).
Here are the outline documrents; Vision statement: www.ramblers.org.uk/v2014 - link to survey is within the document. Governance proposals: www.ramblers.org.uk/g2014 - link to survey is within the document.
It is the governance proposals, if adopted, which would have a major effect on the way in which Area operates. The proposals have generated extensive discussion on Ramblers-Net, which any member of Ramblers can join. It is not an ‘official’ Ramblers discussion group, but some posts may be help your deliberations on the topics and inform your responses to the surveys.
~ Fracking News by Alan Mather ~ Should we be concerned about fracking? I think we should, as Ramblers, because of the potential damage it could cause to our environ- ment. We, more than most, enjoy our wonderful countryside, and have a kind of responsibility to consider the threats to it. So this is what other countries are doing to control or prevent fracking: Wales votes against shale gas fracking, Reuters UK, February 4, 2015 “The Welsh parliament has voted against the use of shale gas fracking in Wales, just one week after Scotland passed a fracking moratorium, highlighting growing discontent with the Brit- ish government’s push to tap shale gas resources.“ “The Welsh government voted on Wednesday to block the toxic method of shale gas extrac- tion until it is proven safe from environmental and public health standpoints.”
England - On 26th Jan 2015 Parliament banned fracking in our National parks and tight- ened environmental protections on fracking.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned the process across the state of New York. The ban makes New York, which holds large natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale, the largest and most significant region to bow out of the nation’s energy boom because of concerns that its benefits may be outweighed by the risk.
In Europe 1. France’s highest court Friday upheld a government ban on hydraulic fracturing. The Constitutional Council ruled against a petition by Schuepbach Energy for reinstatement of exploration permits that were revoked after the French Parliament banned fracking. 2. Bulgaria banned hydraulic fracturing in January and withdrew a license that had been granted to Chevron. 3. Romania proposed a moratorium on fracking after a petition was signed by 50,000 people. The mora- torium on shale gas exploration was imposed earlier this year for up to two years. 4. Germany stopped plans last year to use fracking.
2 5, The Czech Republic imposed a ban in 2012 for two years. 6. Luxembourg suspended drilling for shale gas and established a moratorium in November 2012. 7. Northern Ireland banned fracking in late 2011. 8. In Spain, there’s a fracking ban in the region of Cantabria. 9. In Switzerland, the Canton of Fribourg bans fracking. 10. Yet in England, our present government is promoting fracking, wherever it can! But, there is an in- creasing amount of pressure from the general public against it, as they become more imformed. ~ The Future of Hampshire Rambler by David Nixon ~ In September Hampshire Area Council considered whether we should continue to produce a PRINTED Hampshire Rambler (HR), or else discontinue it. One of the main arguments FOR continuing with HR has been that it shows the large pro- portion of our members who do not join group walks, or otherwise engage with Ramblers activities in Hampshire, that we are indeed working hard to facilitate walking in the county by means of regular footpath surveys (each group surveys two parishes each year), footpath clear- ance and improvements (eg stiles to gates), access, protection of the countryside etc etc – all of which are Ramblers core aims. Members who walk with us can hear about this ‘through the grapevine’, but others may not be aware of the ways in which their valued membership fees are being used locally. As you might imagine, an argument AGAINST continuing HR is the cost of publication – about £2500 a year, partially offset by about £700 of advertising income. Although this cor- responds to a high proportion of Area expenditure, it works out as about 40p per member per year, really quite modest. If HR is a valued resource for a significant number of our members we should continue it – the cost should not be a decisive factor, it is affordable. To obtain a wider view, each group AGM in November was asked to vote for or against the continuation of a printed HR, having been given some background of the issues involved. Results were received from 12 groups. (The 20s30s and 40+ groups only distribute material online, they had little awareness of HR, so they did not feel that they should express an opin- ion). Area Council considered the results at its December meeting. In all, 490 people attended the 12 group AGMs that submitted returns, corresponding to 11% of the Hampshire Area membership. 182 voted FOR a printed HR (37% of those attending), 248 AGAINST (51%), with the rest either abstaining or ‘don’t know’. Voting within indi- vidual groups varied widely – from 76% FOR to 100% AGAINST. Despite this outcome the December Area Council has decided to continue at least with the next two editions of HR, because in the meantime we have received a consultation for some rather wide-ranging proposals for the future governance of Ramblers. If the proposals are put into ef- fect they will require Area to regularly contact all individual members about the activities of all the groups in the area. Posting material to members would be prohibitively expensive, and HR might be the vehicle we need to keep in touch with members. Ramblers General Council will consider the governance proposals in March. Area Council will review the situation after that. Although we didn’t seek views on this, a number of groups suggested an online HR instead of the printed version. The costs for a purely online HR would be far less, but some members considered that relatively few people would read an online version. HR is available online at the Hampshire Area website www.hampshireramblers.hampshire.org.uk/ and some group websites. Editors Note: The net cost per member for all 3 copies of HR per year, is just 30p.
3 ~ Via Francigena - The Real Italy by Richard Kenchington ~
This is the fourth and final article on this pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome in which I have explained how you can undertake this journey of at least 2080km and shared some of the experiences Jim Hatchard and I enjoyed en route. As you reach the top of Great St Bernard Pass you are only fractionally over half way with 1000 kilometres to go despite England, France and Switzerland now being behind you. Most Italians would start here at the huge statue to St Bernard surrounded by spectacular mountains. The Pass is the point on the route where pilgrims from all over northern Europe are likely to meet up. The descent to Aosta is 1881 metres steeply down and takes two days - a welcome relief to the five days up faced on the other side. A chap from Brittany carrying a ten foot pole with his regional flag fixed to it was our first companion. Alpine Italy, a land of flowers in early summer, does not last long because within a week the route follows an undulating course down the Aosta valley out of the mountains. The val- ley is dotted with castles that used to control this strategic route over the Alps. Accommodation and meals are cheap in Italy and well stocked villages and bars more frequent, churches are so numerous you would lose count. Every week there would be a spectacular city to explore but as the Alps come to an end at Ivrea the countryside flattens out and agricul- ture and wine production dominates the Piedmont Region. Lago di Viverone was a lake filled caldera and the sunset was beautiful. Being a tourist walking the promenade and dining by the lake one could forget the vast undertaking we were on and the volcanic explosion that had created this incredible place and the warm waters out in the lake indicating the magma was not far away. Flat is an understatement, for the next ten days as you enter rice fields sometimes with flooded fields on both sides of the track, you need to avoid the mosquito season or come equipped. Risotto is the staple diet and in a ristorante we saw an amazing display of different types and colours of rice. Waymarking becomes erratic and sometimes misleading as you try and follow the route in all directions through the 4 fields until you pick up the River Ticino into Pavia. To get to the next City of Piacenza you have to cross the River Po which you used to have to cross by ferry but a new bridge built into the City when the old one spectacularly collapsed, now has a pedestrian walkway. By the time you reach Fidenza the distant views of the Alps are giving way to the foothills of the Apen- nines a range of mountains inland from the Mediterranean coast which is crossed via the Cisa Pass. Thou- sands of feet up and down largely through woods makes for slow progress. Italy is an active earthquake area and we arrived in Berceto not long after it had been given a shake. Heavy rain storms are another potential problem as there is more soil in these mountains and the streams can become muddy torrents washing away bridges. After a steep one day descent down to Pontremoli a land of Mediterranean villag- es some of them fortified and distinctly warmer is encountered as the route has some challenging climbs through wooded hills. Finally the sea is in sight and the route follows the towns at the junction between the hills and the coastal plain. The mountains above are ravaged through thousands of years of marble extraction but the towns are full of it used for all manner of things. The sea facing slopes are clothed with vines, the towns vary from working class to picturesque like Pietrasanta after which the route turns inland. It is a short train ride from here to Pisa a good excuse for a day off. After Lucca full of memorable sites and the music of Puccini who was born there, comes Tuscany. You are bound to have seen pictures taken there and the countryside does look just as pretty. The shadows and colours of the morning and evening give way to hot sunshine where an afternoon siesta becomes essential. The track can often be seen winding over the hills ahead, villas, many with pools, dot the land- scape. The towers of San Gimignano can be seen long before you get there and the walled city throngs with visitors all year round. After the crossing of the Elsa River it is onto beautiful Monteriggioni a hill top village with a large square in its centre. Two days later you are in Siena, famous for its horse races around a central piazza flanked by amazing architecture. The black and white marble cathedral has a truly spectacular painted interior and floors of intricately laid marble scenes. The Tuscan hills continue with villages every ten miles or so with the distance to Rome coming down rapidly as travel along the white roads is easy but for occasionally getting a dusting from a passing car. The landscape gradually changes, more woods, the agriculture more varied, gone are the vast expanses of Tuscany, suddenly the route goes over the top of a ridge and ahead is a vast caldera filled by the Lago di Bolsena. As you descend down into Bolsena by the lake shore and climb back out again the scenery is photogenic. The hill top town of Viterbo was next, after which we came across a large group of Irish walkers who were doing the last weeks walking to Rome. Some were so ill equipped that when we en- countered a storm we could not envisage they would be able to continue, but they did, and we met again, in a bar, where else. At Vetralia we came across thermal pools and deviated to look at some of them. The Via Cassia is the ancient road to Rome and some well-preserved sections are on the route although the name is also associated with a main AutoRoute. There is a potentially dangerous river crossing north of La Storta which we avoided using roads because there had been heavy overnight rain. The last 20 km into Rome can be exceedingly dangerous if you keep to the main roads following some guidebooks because of the lack of footways and verges – it is famous for that problem. Using Google Earth and Street View I worked out ways around using back roads and parks and the Insugherata Nature Reserve. A better official route was in preparation so check the Internet if you are following in our foot- steps. From the Monte Mario park with 5km to go a spectacular view of Rome enables you to see the Vatican and the dome of St Peters. A mixture of emotions is experienced as the long journey is nearly at an end. As we walked along the long avenue of the Via Barletta there was a dark cloud overhead, a massive flash of lightning and an almost immediate enormous clap of thunder, that was all. It cleared away and the sun shone as we entered St Peter’s Square. Conversations with the Swiss Guard enabled us to locate the office where you could register and collect a certificate. Photographs in the Square to record our arrival followed by a seriously large beer in a bar just outside marked our transformation from weary pilgrim to just another anonymous tourist in Rome. But not quite - there are so many memories stored away the pilgrim keeps coming out in conversations and I always smile when the beer is flowing amongst hikers and Jim cannot resist topping other peoples tales of the long walks they have undertaken.
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6 ~ Eastleigh Ramblers take strides to attract new walkers by Roni Sansome ~
From 9th to 24th August Eastleigh Ramblers took the plunge and organised their first Festival of Walks around the Borough. A total of eight, six to seven mile rambles took place, aiming to reach the wider community and promote the benefits of walking. Promotion via leaflets and word of mouth invited anybody interested to turn up at the ap- pointed time equipped with walking boots, wet weather gear, a drink and snack. The first Saturday dawned fine and warm and was attended by 23 people, walkers old and new. In all, each walk attracted in excess of 20 walkers.The weather, however, was not always so kind. The walks encompassed areas of local interest, some historical like Otterbourne Park Woods and Allbrook where Romans once camped on their way from Winchester to Southampton. Others took paths through what were once strawberry fields and Cricket Camp, a prisoner of war camp in WW2, now more widely known as Upper Hamble Country Park. Paths through ancient woodland, parks and farmland, afforded scenic views across Hamble River and Southampton Water which lent a flavour of the area’s variety of natural beauty. On the final walk Mike Thornton, M.P. for Eastleigh and his wife, Peta, accompanied us. Mike is becoming a regular attendee on our walks and members expressed again, how refreshing it was for Mike to share his views on the many benefits of walking in the countryside and his ex- periences of walking in challenging environments. It is amazing how we all travel far and wide to other countries and how little we see of our own backyard. Eastleigh didn’t fail to impress. During the planning of the walks the leaders encountered problems with footpaths eroded by the torrential rains of last winter and impassable stiles and tracks overgrown by triffid-like veg- etation brought on by the season’s wonderful growing conditions. However on the day most of the problems had been successfully tackled or alternative routes found. It was generally agreed that the festival was a success. One guest exclaimed at seeing the view of the river from Old Bursledon: ‘I’ve never been here before, isn’t it lovely?’ Yes it was, it all was and we may do it again next year.
7 ~ Hangers Way by Alan Mitchell ~
Start - Gilbert White’s House, Selborne - SU741-337 Finish – All Saints Church, Steep - SU746-253 O/S Explorer Map 133 Distance - 8.5 miles (13.5 kilometers)
This walk takes in a section of the 21 mile Hangers Way (route shown on the OS Explorer Map 133) that runs between Alton and Queen Elizabeth Country Park near Petersfield. Start- ing deep in Hampshire Hanger country at Selborne, home of the great 18th century naturalist Gilbert White, the father of modern ecology, the walk takes in some stunning East Hampshire countryside. Unfortunately I arrived in Selborne during a torrential summer shower and so took refuge in ‘The Coffee Room’ near Gilbert White’s House for a decent morning coffee from Gloria while the shower passed. The route of the Hangers Way takes a lane on the right 200m along the road from Gilbert White’s House by the Selborne Arms pub. I couldn’t really visit Selborne without an excursion up onto Selborne Common via the Zig Zag path built by Gilbert and his brother John in 1753. So when the shower abated I went by the car park next to the Selborne Arms, past the impres- sive new public toilets and followed the sign to the Zig Zag path. Unfortunately another show- er accompanied my ascent of the Zig Zag by Selborne Hanger and up onto Selborne Common. The Common is one of the last remaining of the original ‘commons’; land where local people, commoners (that’s you and me, well me anyway), were able to graze their animals and collect firewood. The ‘commons’ were therefore mixed wooded and open areas, as Selborne Common is. Because of not being used for agriculture the commons that remain are a rich example of plant and animal diversity, as Selborne certainly is. At the top of the Zig Zag I passed some buildings and followed a path to the left along the top of the slope over the Common. Eventually a track led me down the slope to the left and I rejoined the Hangers Way by following a path to the right down to Homestead Farm, over a stile and across the road. A lane op- posite took me past Lower Noar Hill Farm and shortly after I took a track on the left towards Noar Hill. The Hang- ers Way follows this track around Noar Hill and on into High Wood Hanger. I took time out from the walk to explore Noar Hill, an unspoilt nature reserve of diverse wild flowers and insects. In fact the entire day could easily have been spent investigating the orchids of Noar Hill but I resisted the urge and rejoined the path through High Wood and Noar Orchids at Noar Hill Hill Hangers. From Noar Hill the path led down towards Empshott Green, across a road and took a path to the right for 300m to another lane. I headed down this lane to the left for 100m and took a path on the right just past Vann Farm. I crossed a field and followed the perimeter of the second to the left, then forward across a stream into the imposing Hawkley Hanger, which I followed for
8 about three quarters of a mile. On the left I glimpsed Hawkley church and a few houses and shortly after a path led off to the left down into the village of Hawkley. I arrived in Hawkley by the village green with the church on the far side. The route followed a road around to the right of the green and looking back the view was of the village with Hawk- ley Hanger rising in the background. It was time to press on, turning right into Cheescombe Farm Lane. The lane quickly descended downhill, but a built up path continued forward on the right which is the route of the Hangers Way. The path bears right at Cheescombe Farm through a wooded hidden valley with Oak- shott Stream running through it - another of the gems discovered this day. Heading left over the stream by a footbridge I crossed a lane at Oakshott. The route had been gently rising since Hawkley, but now began to seriously climb. I was nearing Oakshott Hanger and on to Shoul- Oakshott Hanger der of Mutton Hill. This is the area known as the Ashford Hang- ers and the stunning scenery led to this part of Hampshire being known as ‘Little Switzerland’. If you’ve never visited it be off out there on your next free Sunday. The woodland consists mainly of magnificent beech trees and it is staggering to learn that in the 1950’s there was a proposal to cut these trees down. The result- ing outcry led to various sections Bracket Fungus, Ashford Hanger of woodland being purchased and preserved until now the area is protected as the Ashford Hangers National Nature Reserve. The poet Edward Thomas lived in Steep prior to the First World War and although born in London, fell in love with the scenery of East Hampshire. He was killed in 1917 at the Battle of Arras. On Shoulder of Mutton Hill in the heart of the Ashford Hangers there’s a plaque dedicated to his memory. Viewpoint from Shoulder of Mutton Hill So I followed the path on up 9 around Oakshott Hanger and there was no let up to the climb as it turned left up Shoulder of Mutton Hill. Once I was up, the view forward over Steep was worth every bit of the effort. A view point has been created through the trees allowing a clear sight line. The path then led off to the right along the ridge and gently descending through the Hangers. Eventually a Hangers Way marker indicated a path descending to the left which led down to the road. I followed this road to the left for 300m and a path took me off to the right towards Little Langleys where I came across a developing nature reserve. Work has been carried out clearing what I presume are old mill ponds and I passed a viewing hide to observe the wildlife. Well done the instigators of this. Turning right into Mill Lane I was surprised to see a waterfall on the right which added to the atmosphere of the walk. The day was nearing its end as a path took me off to the left and I finished the approach to Steep through an appropriately picturesque Northfield Wood, another important repository of local wildlife. Being close to the school and the village I heard children playing amongst the trees as I used to in the New Forest all those years ago. They were learning the skills of friend- ship, relationships and independence, and we hope also learning to nurture and look after what is around them for the next generations. Leaving the wood and through a small playing field brought me into Steep opposite All Saints church. Mrs M arrived to pick me up with tales of rush hour traffic grid lock on the M27. “No point going back yet”. Welcome back to the 21st century. We retired to the nearby Cricketers Inn where we were welcomed in and treated to an authentic Italian meal, finishing the day having a good chat with the Italian chef about the finer points of bread - they make their own on the premises.
10 ~ Walking on MoD Land in the North by Alan Marlow ~ As most of you will be aware much, but not all!, of the military training land in the north and east of the county is designated as ‘Managed Access Land’ and is shown as such on OS maps. This is a variation on the Access Land regime that we are used to under the CRoW Act, with the difference being that the military can close that land to public access whenever military training is taking place (This scope to close does NOT extend to rights of way, which cannot be closed without formal permission from HCC). Over the past year or so there have been reports of groups of walkers being stopped on these areas to be told they need a permit. This is NOT the case and the military have tried to address the issue. If you continue to have problems please let me know. Many of you who use the area will also be aware that there are a number of military car parks (which they call ‘harbouring areas’) which are very attractive when organising a group walk. Some of these are wrongly shown on OS maps as public car parks, this error is being corrected on the latest editions. In recent times use of these areas as car parks by the public has caused difficulties to training operations when the military have arrived with a convoy of large vehicles, only to find that the harbouring area is full of cars left by the public (not just Ramblers, local users as well). The MoD is taking steps to secure some of these areas by placing barriers across them. Howev- er, in general the MoD is not against use by the public, as long as military use is not impeded. Military training activity is set to increase in the near future as troops return to the UK from Germany so clashes may be more likely to occur. In response to all this we have agreed a VOLUNTARY scheme whereby group walks organisers can obtain information in advance from the MoD about whether training is due to take place on any specific date, and whether a particular harbouring area could be available for use by the group on a given date.
In order to obtain information about planned military use of harbour areas and/or military training areas in use on a particular date the walk leader should contact Mark Ludlow, email – [email protected] or telephone 01420 483409 or 07825 280224, providing the following information – 1. If planning to use a military harbouring area then the grid reference of the proposed car park to be used and an estimate of numbers of cars to be parked (this step is not needed if you are walking from outside the military area) 2. In all cases an indication of the likely route to be walked
Contact should ideally be made at least two weeks in advance where at all possible. Mark is a member of the Hampshire Countryside Access Forum and is very supportive of try- ing to make this voluntary scheme work well; we have spent some time working with him to put the procedure in place, hopefully with positive results. If you have any questions or problems with the procedure, or problems on the ground please contact me in the first instance and I will involve Mark as necessary.
Hampshire Ramblers Website Webmaster: Mark Austin Website: www.hampshireramblers.hampshire.org.uk Email: [email protected] 11 ~ A ‘Roundabout’ Titchfield Quiz walk by Louis Murray ~ Start. Titchfield Parish Room in the village at the corner of High Street and Southampton Hill, off the A27. Distance. 3 miles. Allow two hours to complete the walk and find the answers to the quiz questions. Refreshments. Titchfield has several pubs, two of them being traditional hostelries, The Queens Head and diagonally across The Square from it, The Bu- gle. Both do a popular food service. There is also a tea room in South Street and another one in the Ab- bey Garden Centre. The Abbey grounds are a pleas- ant place for a picnic on fine days. There are also benches and open spaces in the peaceful churchyard of St Peter’s, the ancient village church on the bank of the Meon river. The lower section of the Meon river valley provides a welcome semi-rural separation of the urban spread of Fareham from the overdevelopment of Locks Heath. There is good walking to be had along the banks of the Meon right down to the Solent Shore at Hillhead. Titchfield vil- lage retains a degree of old-world charm with appealing cottages and numerous oddities dotted about its compact central streets. It is well worth a few hours of the visitor’s time and there is quite a lot to see in a small area. Quiz walks over short distances tend to be popular with children and active older people. This quiz walk will take you to and around most of Titchfield’s historic buildings and sights. Why not make up little teams of two or three to see who can complete the quiz walk with all answers correct in the shortest possible time? Make sure you have paper and pencil to record your answers. There are no difficulties in walking the route but the busy A27 has to be crossed twice at traffic lights.
The starkly impressive ruin of Titchfield Abbey rises above a flooded Meon River in the depths of winter.
The Walk. 1.Commence the walk at the Titchfield Parish Room at the junction of High Street and the lower end of Southampton Hill, almost in the centre of the village. Q1. To which dignitary was the parish Room dedicated when it opened in 1890? 2. Now walk past The Queen’s Head pub and through The Square to the small civic garden at the foot of West Street. Q2. What does the anchor chain and nautical bollard brick memorial commemorate? 3. Walk up picturesque West Street, admiring the various cottages as you go. Q3. What type of premises was Number 24, before it became a private house? 4. Continue to a point opposite Number 35 West Street.
12 Q4. How many Sarsen Stones are on view in the open space opposite the house? 5. Continue up West Hill to the large cream-painted building on the right, taking care on the short section that has no pavement. Q5.What was this building before it became an an- tiques emporium? 6. Opposite to the gate of the car park to the empo- rium is a short flight of stone steps. Go up these and pass through Rosedale Close to Garstons Road. At Coach Hill turn left and walk down to the junction of South and Bridge Streets. Turn left along South Street. Q6. What type of specialist shop are Numbers 7-11, some of the most ancient dwelling places in Hamp- shire, next door to? Some of the most ancient cottages in the south of England can be found in South Street in Titchfield.
7. Continue along South Street back to The Square. Turn right into Church Street to the historic village church of St Peter’s. A visit to the interior of the church is time well spent. In addition, you might like to linger by the Meon riverside here or partake of some refreshment whilst occupying one of the well-sited benches in the open spaces of the churchyard. Pass along the surfaced path to the right of the front of the church to the grassed open space. Q7. What name is given to this space on the plaque on the brick wall on the right? 8. Walk through the churchyard behind St Peter’s to Church Path on the other side. Note the very low painted doors of the old estate cottages along Church path. Q8. What is the name of the cottage to the left of Number 11? 9. At the end of Church Path turn left into East Street for ten yards and then right into Mill Street Q9. What is the name of the pub just to the left of the end of Mill Street? .10. Walk to the end of Mill Street and cross the busy A27 at the traffic lights. Continue ahead on Mill Lane. In a few yards opposite the end of the Titchfield Mill (now converted into a restaurant and bar), take note of Titchfield Recreation Ground on the left. Q10. What type of club is signposted by the recreation ground car park? 11. Continue on the pavement for several hundred yards. Enter Titchfield Abbey grounds op- posite Fishers Hill. Explore the ruins of the abbey and grounds, and locate its information boards to find the answers to the next five questions. Q11. What was the name of of the religious order that occupied the abbey before it became a “Great house”? Q12. To whom was the abbey “granted” in 1537? Q13. What are the missing words? “Within these cloister walks survive…………..in Southern England? Q14. What was “The Chapter House” originally used for? Q15. Where in the abbey grounds is “The sub-vault of Dorter”? 12. Now retrace your steps along Mill lane to the Abbey Garden Centre and turn right into the car park approach. Go ahead to the yellow way mark post and continue for some 200 yards. At the next yellow waymark, set back on the left initially out of your line of sight, turn left 13 and walk along the track to the impressively massive Titchfield Tithe Barn. View each side of it closely. Q16. How many slot windows does it have in the brickwork on the rear wall? Q17. How many modern concrete buttresses does the barn have? 13. Continue towards Titchfield on the footpath that passes the front of the barn to the yellow waymark post on the A27.* Go down to the traffic lights and cross the main road once more. Turn back up the pavement alongside the A27 to the yellow waymark post at the edge of the primary school playground. Turn left along the path here.
* Please do not attempt to cross the main road here to the post opposite. The road is far too busy! Q18. What landscape feature is on your immediate left here? 14. Keep to the right of the next yellow waymark to pass along a short, walled and surfaced section of path. As you emerge at the High Street consider the restored building to your right first; then look down the length of East St to your left. Q19. What is hanging above the courtyard entrance to the half-timbered restored building? Q20. How many traditional lamp-posts can you see along the left-hand pavement of East Street? Congratulations and thank you for not cheating! You have now completed the Titchfield Roundabout quiz walk. Check the correct answers listed at the end. Total up your correct an- swers. Any score of 14 or more is very good indeed. Any score of 10 or less means you might need to sharpen your observation skills for the next time you are out and about!
By the Way - Titchfield. This is an ancient, quasi-rural village just to the west of Fareham, about three miles inland from The Solent shore on the west bank of the Meon river. Long associated with the estates of the Earls of South- ampton, village history can be traced back to at least the 6th Century. In the Domesday Book of 1086 it is called “Ticefelle” with a population of 160. The village was once an important market and port on a tidal stretch of the river Meon. The first Earl of Southampton experimented with water control schemes at the mouth of the Meon at Hillhead to protect his farms further inland from salt-water encroachment. In 1611 he oversaw the construction of a canal from the sea alongside the main channel of the river to the village to improve navigation thus facilitating trading opportunities for his mills and farms. The Meon canal was possibly the second canal (after the Exeter canal) to be built in England and the remains of its staunch lock, or sea entrance, can be found at Meon Shore to this day. The canal was not a success and had a short commercial life! Arguably, Titchfield is now more famous for the nearby ruins of Titchfield Ab- bey, once a great monastic foundation which, after the Dissolution in the 16th Century was granted by Henry VIII to Thomas Wriothesley who took the title of “Earl of Southampton” and converted the Abbey into a majes- tic residence called Place House. There are other notable buildings in Titchfield including an enormous Tithe Barn and St Peter’s Church, claimed to be established in about 680 AD which, if correct, makes it one of the oldest eccle- siastical foundations in England, on a par with St Martin’s in Canterbury.
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Chairperson Vice Chairman & Access Officer David Nichols Alan Marlow 31D Queens Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SB Underhill House, Beech Copse , Winchester, Tel 02392 254 959 SO22 5NR Email: [email protected] Tel 01962 890 031 ~~~~~~~~~ Email: [email protected] Secretary ~~~~~~~~~ David Nixon Footpath Secretary 27 Brading Avenue, Southsea, PO4 9QJ Peter Sollars Tel: 02392 732649 17 Keydell Close, Horndean, Waterlooville, Email: [email protected] PO8 9TB ~~~~~~~~ Tel: 02392 595107 Membership Secretary Email: [email protected] David Nichols For RoW network problems and policy matters contact: 3 Walton Road, Gosport, PO12 3QG Alan Marlow Tel: 02392 529490 ~~~~~~~~ Email: [email protected] Treasurer ~~~~~~~~ Rachel Norris HR Editor tel: 0772455576 Alan Mather Email: [email protected] 30 Hill Park Road, Fareham, Hants, PO15 6EW ~~~~~~~~ Tel : 01329 284427 Publicity Officer Email: [email protected] Owen Plunkett ~~~~~~~~ 31D Queens Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7SB HR Printed by Speedwell Lithoprint Limited Tel 02392 254 959 Unit 15, Parham Drive, Boyattwood Industrial Estate Email: [email protected] Eastleigh, Hants., SO50 4NU ~~~~~~~~ Tel:02380 612486 Individual Members Representative ~~~~~~~~ For members not attached to any Hampshire Group Members Change of Address Please inform Central Office Ruth Croker Tel: 02073 398 595 tel: 01425 656360 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ We are Britain’s biggest walking charity. We’ve been working for 75 years to promote walking and to improve conditions for everyone who walks in England, Scotland and Wales. The Ramblers is a registered charity England and Wales No. 1093577, Scotland no. SC39799. It is a company lim- ited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Company registration no. 4458492.The Hampshire Area of The Ramblers’ Association has over 5,000 members in Hampshire who belong to one of fifteen Groups. Guided walks are arranged every week by all our groups who will be delighted to welcome you. To contact a group, please visit www.hampshireramblers.hampshire.org.uk or get in touch with the Membership Secretary.
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