Andover History Walk Booklet
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$QGRYHU History Walk Come and explore Andover’s History VisionAndover M H f S Catholic arc ubert Rd A3057 d u Burghclere S k Primary l H h e d a a Millway Road ant Road d a th School k Roa W Down y Suffol r a Ro e Salisbury Roa Road v lose Wisley W i C ry R y F u n p l b p or Mead o al Way Mead Close P Ex Anto Cedar Walk t R M ath s ead Hedges footp e e e g tre d ASDA d S bri La e A303 H n n d sdown o South ge drive Anton Business Holly ad Ant e e B W Avenu M ve Park e a r lk Dri Old r y e y a e ad W g W lisbury Road id o Lime Wa Sa r a ral e b y lo u d ay stone R F n s s A303 lk Hillbury Avenue Re oachw Ave C n ge umber d H Ro endo He Cr o Clar d A ksbury Road ne n o Floral Way a ton Road ft A n Pitts L Mea nto venue A Watermills Flora Pine Walk L Park d l Ce ive e a Way ltic Dr y t Anton Junior ry Road o M Ro u n i r ll School W Anna Fields s ay tr este Salisb h e A343 a inc m Anton Infant W Clo Mill Lake se School ay e W n Leyto W ws Lan ell A343 o e sley Roa The Ra Rooksbury Barl m nue d A part Mill NR e b A303 s bot Av A n t Barlows s Ann ad t e o A303 o s 43 R n Lane Allotments o Chestnut d Bal y a r mb Cl u o k c C Andover ury Ro sbu b b o s ew Salis A303 N nh ry Andove Golf Club H o Balk ad ill o r ld R lt trathȴe S R oa A303 d Picton Road A303 Conholt R oad e a n L r N te o a r m W an A303 A3057 C ou Road Fo dry r un S t La ive am Ta r e s D Whites H kers s i n R e Foundry Roa y d e A3057 l l a A V nt Anna Valley ill ane o ill Close er L n B ury H at ok Way W Bro Anna Valley Abo ad ve Ro T Upper Clatford ce ow d Ri Barl Re n o ws Lan L o n e gs t oc k R o a d W i C n hurch Lane Norman Cou c hester Lane ourt C n R ma oad or rt La N Uppe ne d a Walk outlineo and introduction This walk is not an attempt to capture Wales. The cost of the iron alone was the entire history of Andover, it is some 20 Shillings per ton, but the however designed to give an insight coming of the railways reduced this into some of the key local history by about 50 per cent. (Rolt, 1969) related to Taskers of Andover, the The canal was also to serve a Andover – Redbridge Canal and the purpose in the rebuilding of the new Andover & Southampton Railway St Mary’s Church in Andover in 1844, (Sprat and Winkle Line). as it was used to import the Caen Taskers of Andover (Waterloo Iron Stone by barge. Likewise, the design Works) were one of the original of the Chancel in the new church was supporters and shareholders of the only made possible with the addition canal and later railway line. They of cast iron pillars to support the imported around 200 tons of coal and structure, these pillars being cast and 500 tons of Iron a year, 400 tons of made by Taskers of Andover. which came all the way from South 2 k W Suffol r e v i 1 R n 3 Anto ath t dges footp e 2 tre ASDA S on Anton Business South Ant Park oad tone R hways s Coac umber H C Walk start, outside Asda. What’s 1 now Asda car park was once Canal Basin & Gasworks the canal basin for the Andover Canal, later the gas works and storage accumulators (Gasometers) 2 Cross the road to car park EHKLQG/OR\GV2I¿FH%XLOGLQJ note that on the other side of the road, the large newly converted building was once the turbine hall for the Power Station. This was before Andover was Andover Power Station connected to the National Grid Car Park, behind Lloyds. This 3 is close to the location of the Town Wharf for the canal, here goods were loaded and unloaded. Note: All the stone used in the building of St Mary’s Church came from Caen, via Southampton and along the Town Wharf. Railway Sidings canal to Andover. 3 u S d Suffolk Roa n 4 5 Anto ath Hedges footp ASDA on Anton Business South Ant e Park hways Coac e A The Andover & Redbridge 4 Canal had been completed in 1793, but falling revenues led to a decision in 1857 to convert Looking back towards the Car Park their canal to a railway, and as a result the Andover & Redbridge Railway Act was passed in 1858 Proceed to walk along the footpath beside the river, towards Rooksbury Mill and Upper Clatford. Note: this is the route of the Andover Canal and later the Old Andover town 5 railway line. Started in 1858, 1863 taken over incomplete. Rooksbury Mill 4 y Mill Lake ay W ton ey 6 The Ra Rooksbury mpart Mill NR A303 s A n Barlows ad t o A303 o R n Lane Allotment y r u b s A303 Andove Balk 7 r A303 A e n La Rooksbury mill, one of the 6 6 mills recorded in Doomsday book, later years a private ¿VKHU\QRZWKHPLOOEXLOGLQJV a private residence. The A303 Underpass lakes created through gravel extraction after WW2. Lakes area belongs to and maintained E\79%&DVDQDWXUHUHVHUYH links to Watermills Park At the A303, head through the 7 underpass, turn right and follow footpath beside A303 towards %DONVEXU\1RWH%DONVEXU\ was another Iron Age hill fort, DEDQGRQHGDURXQG%&QRW Footpath to Balksbury much now left of it due to A303 and the new housing estate 5 A R nn Bal y r k u sbu b s A303 ry And H ov ill Balk 8 oad 9 Fo dry R un Sam e Whites H s i R y e l l a V ill ane Hill Close ter L y Wa Walk down past the Andover 8 Tennis Club, through the trading estate. Turn left onto road to Entrance to Balksbury Industrial Estate walk down to the bridge at the bottom of Sam Whites hill. Note: So named for the Landlord of the pub situated once at the bottom of the hill, once on of two pubs in Anna Valley Looking up the Pill-hill brook, 9 note that this area was once known as Clatford Marsh, low lying ground that was not of much use to anyone. It was here that Robert Tasker built Balksbury Bridge Playing Field his foundry. Details on this to follow… 6 oad Fo dry R un Sam e Whites H s i R y e l l a V ill ane Hill Close ter L y 10 Wa Above Tow oad R ce Upper Clatford d Ri Re n L o Cross the road and follow Valley 10 Rise road until it becomes a footpath, then take the right fork along the footpath. Stop at the Chalk Pits. Note that on the enclosure of Upper Clatford in 1786, the parishoners of the village were awarded the right to dig chalk from the pit to the extent of one acre. It also gave them the right to use the private road linking the pit with the public highway. The Taskers realised that they could use this chalk to reclaim the marshy land and build a foundry, the Pill Hill brook would provide the necessary power by use of a Footpath to Balksbury water wheel 7 ou d ive n Taskers D r Foundry Road Anna Valley ill Close B ury H ok Way Bro Anna Valley 11 12 ad o e R ic Continue along footpath until it Footpath from Valley Rise 11 meets the footpath on the left to FOLPE%XU\+LOO %XU\+LOODQRWKHUKLVWRULFDOO\ 12 important hill fort in the area. :LWKLQOLQHRIVLJKWRI%DONVEXU\ and Danebury. Note: again DEDQGRQHGDURXQG%& there is evidence of Roman use. Steps leading to Bury Hill 8 Anna Valley ill Close B ury H ok Way Bro Anna Valley R 14 1 This is not the only battle to 13 feature Andover… Not related to this walk, but in 1141, also as part of the Rout of Winchester, Andover and Wherwell burned by Matilda to cover her retreat Next step of steps to Bury Hill from Stephens armies. Follow the footpath around 14 %XU\+LOOQRWHWKHHDUWKZRUNV still visible today and the two clear stages of building. Please adhere to the signs, the centre of the land is private farmland and there are often sheep grazing, so please keep dogs under control. Please keep to the footpath 9 ll Hill Close B ury W 16 Above Tow oad R ce Upper Cla d Ri Re n 15 Follow the footpath over the 15 stile next to the gate and out onto Red Rice Road.