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Willow Road, SANDY, SG19 2PP

Now the Potton & District Club, which seems very popular on a Sunday afternoon. Above the door is inscribed 'Potton Charities Educational Foundation' and then a list of trustees, but no date.

Near the corner of Willow Road on a bright January morning.

The former Methodist Church on Chapel Street has been a Salvation Army Citadel since 1976. The picture was taken from the end of Bull Street. Horslow Street is to the right.

A winter-morning view from the corner of Bull Street.

The Varsity Line connected Oxford and Cambridge and train services ran on the section between Bedford and Cambridge until the end of 1967 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varsity_Line . Plans are underway to reopen the line in stages between Oxford and Cambridge, and the route is now known as East West Rail. Some local authorities have taken steps to protect disused rail routes. Hence much of the original alignment between Oxford and Bedford will be/is being reused as it was because it was not built over in the meantime. However, there are several places between Bedford and Cambridge where the old route has been built over, and consequently a completely fresh route is likely to be constructed for this section. Part of the (second) Potton Station can be seen in the foreground on the left, this now being used as a house. The road straight ahead is Shannon Place. The business premises on the left are built on the alignment of the Varsity Line, which was situated on the far side of the station and ran parallel to Shannon Place. Additional history of the railway and stations in this village may be found from other Geograph contributors and from http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/p/potton/index.shtml More details of future plans for East West Rail are available from https://www.eastwestrail.org.uk/central-section-overview/

This bracket can be found on a roadside wall in Station Road, Potton. The recorded details give a height of 41.7457 metres above sea level. For more details see : https://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm12512

The faded lettering reads G.W.Noble. High Class Tailor Breeches & Gaiters, Liveries There is evidence of an earlier layer, of which only the words "Hardware Tailor" are discernible.

As is often the case, one message appears to have been painted over another. The most legible is 'G.W.Noble High Class Tailors Breeches & Gaiters Liveries'. The last word is indistinct after the 'r', but what else could it be?

The Grade II listed Royal Oak is timber framed and said to be the oldest pub in Potton, dating from the late 18th century. The thatched house is the only one in the Potton Conservation Area - for more about the Conservation Area, try http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/Images/potton_tcm3-25079.pdf .