IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Station Road, SANDY, SG19 2AY
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Station Road, SG19 2AY by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Map
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Image Listing (17 Images Found)
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Details
Distance
1
Entrance to Biggin Farm
Barns dating back to the 17th century stand at the entrance to the busy farm.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
2
Entrance to Tingeys Farm
Entrance off Station Road, Tempsford.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.05 miles
3
Station Road, Tempsford
The road has a very varied mixture of buildings, both modern and ancient. The thatched cottage on the right, named Pheasant Cottage, appropriately features an ornamental straw pheasant on its ridge. Old country beliefs were that such ornaments would keep away witches.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.06 miles
4
Not long for this world
This small barn stands alongside Station Road in Tempsford. Both roof and walls are in a precarious state, and without restoration, the building will surely collapse before long.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.10 miles
5
Houses in Station Road
This row of semi-detached houses probably date from the 1940s. Other buildings in this part of the village date from the 17th century, while there are more modern houses too. View in opposite direction from approximately the same location:
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.11 miles
6
Disused barn
The barn is of the type used for the storage of baled straw, but both barn and the straw elevator that it houses have been disused for some years. The location is alongside Station Road in Tempsford.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.12 miles
7
Play area alongside Station Road
This rural village no longer has a school, pub or shop, but there is a well equipped play area which is largely ignored by the local children.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.14 miles
8
Estate houses, Station Road
Large solid houses in this style are dotted around the village. They were built in the latter half of the 19th century to house workers of the Tempsford estate, then owned by the Stewart family. This semi-detached pair bear the date 1876. (See detail - Image]).
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.16 miles
9
Tempsford Estate house - detail
There are many houses scattered around the village which were built to house workers of the Tempsford estate. They all bear the Stuart family crest of a demi lion and motto 'Nobilis Ira' (Noble in Anger). The date here is 1876. Whole building: Image
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.16 miles
10
Station Road, Tempsford
There are examples of houses from many different periods in this rural linear village. A few date back to the 17th century, and there are many examples from different periods in the 20th century. The semi-detached houses here look typical of the 1960s.
Image: © Richard Dorrell
Taken: 1 Nov 2013
0.17 miles