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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Follow the footpath over the 15 stile next to the gate and out onto Red Rice Road. Turn left towards Upper Clatford and Clatford Manor. Clatford Manor House Note that Clatford in 1066 had 16 4 manors, Clatford Manor, Sackville Court, Norman Court and Clatford Mill. Clatford Manor at one time was purchased and belonged to the Tasker family and was used as their residence. Summer fairs were held on the village green for the community. 17 Follow footpath through Above Town housing estate, footpath Footpath into Above Town down to the main road 10 Above Tow 18 oad R ce Upper Clatford

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Come out between Crook & 18 Shears PH and the old Post rt La 2I¿FH7KHEXLOGLQJGDWHVWRWKHn 17th Century. The pub boasts e D¿QHVNLWWOHDOOH\DQGIXQFWLRQ room to the rear, this would once have been the stabling for horses. 19 Resume walk, turning right to follow the hill down to the 5DLOZD\%ULGJHE\6DFNYLOOH Court. 20 Note that the railway bridge Crook & Shears C17th likely dates to around 1884 when the railway line was made dual to Clatford. It is of interest to architects and engineers as it has an odd number of arches (13 in total). It was built to carry pedestrians and horse and cart over the railway line. The land is private, but it is still possible to walk along the old track bed an under the arches, the soot blackening from Steam trains is still visible under the main Railway Bridge arches. 11 n

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Walk along the road towards All 22 Saints Church, This dates from around 1100 – 1135 (reign of Henry I). Rebuilt in the Sixteenth and again transformed in the Seventeenth century. The extension work and changes are clearly visible in the roof line of Footpath into Above Town the church 1212 pper Clatford

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Follow the road to Fishing 23 &RWWDJHDQGWKH,URQ%ULGJH QRWHWKDWWKLVZDVWKH¿UVW SHGHVWULDQ,URQ%ULGJHPDGHE\ Tasker in Andover (1843). The design is very similar to that of the later bridge built to carry Ladies Walk (part of the Mark Way) over the new Micheldever Taskers Iron Bridge Road.

7KLV%ULGJHUHSODFHVRQHGHPROLVKHGLQWKH$QGRYHU5LRWVRQWKHWK November in 1830. The men protesting had started out in town earlier in the day around 11am, some 300 of them. They converged on the Angel Hotel, where they were read the Riot Act by the local Magistrates from the upper window of the Angel, they roamed the town for a while (drinking ale presumably) and around 3pm set out from Andover to march on the Ironworks. They destroyed ‘several’ ornamental bridges on the way, one of them likely the predecessor to this one.

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Turn left after the bridge to keep 24 river on left. This road is known as Norman Court lane, another reference to one of the old Looking towards the A303 Manors of Clatford. 25 Follow the road (careful of WUDI¿F WRPHHWWKHPRGHUQ A303 underpass at the bottom of Watery Lane, another road to Upper Clatford. Note the water meadows that can be seen from the road.

Under the bridge turn left into 26 the new car park for the nature reserve, follow footpath through Nature Reserve from Barlows Lane past the allotments. 14 Ro y

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Above To (Anton Mill) was another of the Upper Clatford several Mills along this stretch of w the Anton and gives its name to DWUDFNOHDGLQJWRWKH¿HOGIURP IXUWKHUDORQJ%DUORZV/DQH 28 7KLVHQGRI%DUORZVODQHZDV RQFHSDUWRIWKH¿UVWRUJDQLVHG sanitation in the town, now handled by the more modern sewage works at Goodworth Clatford. The history of this was published in the Spring Edition 2010 of ‘Look Around’ Entrance to Watermills Park the newsletter of the Andover History & Archaeology Society.

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oad o r ȴeld R l Strath Follow the foot path up through 29 Watermills, towards the river, follow the trail around to the right back towards Anton Mill. This upper section of playing Watermills Park central path ¿HOGVDQGKRXVLQJHVWDWHZDV SUHYLRXVO\ODQG¿OODQGWKHWRZQ tip. 30 Cut through the footpath that leads along the back of Anton Mill (Stannah Lifts). Note: the evidence of old gearing by the river, this would have been part of the sluice gates and water control for the mill. In old OS maps from 1941, there is also mention of Andover Swimming Gearing for a sluice gate %DWKVSUHVXPDEO\LQRUDURXQG the river! 16 d k t a l E u o o ff S u A3057 S k l He y Road d d a ath n a a k Roa W L Suffol r Va ve Ro e o L v l i e R n ead Close Mead Sou Anto th

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The rear courtyard would have been located very close to the Town Wharf and later the Level Crossing and Railway sidings. The pub and the brick stable building to the rear were Rear of the Station Inn, Andover DOVRRQHRIWKH¿UVWSODFHVRI Catholic worship in Andover. 18 If you enjoyed this why not try...

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