Andr?e Peel Park
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Andr?e Peel Park
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 15 Nov 2018
This landscaped part of the hillside above Long Ashton is named Andrée Peel Park, in honour of a remarkable woman. Originally land operated in 2003 by the now-defunct Long Ashton Research Station, it was part of a development of the village; the developers created this open space for all and handed control to the parish council in 2013. They named it after Andrée Peel (née Virot) 1905-2010, who lived in the village after marrying an academic and making a reputation for her pain-relieving massages. Previous to that, Andrée was a French Resistance member during WWII, known to British Intelligence as Agent Rose. After serving the Resistance she was betrayed in 1944 and sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp. Later she was moved to Büchenvald, where she managed to cheat death three times.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.430238
Longitude
-2.669539