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This idyllic scene could have been painted by
Constable. The packhorse bridge at the bottom of Mill
Hill must have seen the troops gather in 'Philips Norton
Lane' for the engagement between the Duke of Monmouth and
Earl of Faversham during the Monmouth Rebellion. As well
as the obvious addition of a concrete walkway where the
cattle once drank, the railings over the bridge have now
been replaced by a stone wall. |
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This is Mill Hill before the days of tarmac. |
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It is interesting to see that the same trees appear
in all these pictures of the ford. |
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This is the mill stream in flood. |
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This is the Hales-Lavell family outside The
Hollies at the bottom of Mill Hill. The same porches
(or maybe their successors) are still there. |
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This is David Hartley outside The Maltings
(shown as 'Malthouse' on the 1886 village map). According
to Matthew Watts, David left his mark by carving his
initials outside the kitchen door! |
