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Scholard's Lane, Ramsbury
You can just see a pre-Worboys sign on the right which is what I was doing there, see the separate photo I took in this square.
Image: © David Howard
Taken: 24 Apr 2016
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Ramsbury: old direction sign
Approaching The Square from High Street, this sign is still relevant in directing motorists towards Hungerford or Swindon, but the road referred to has now been downgraded to a B-road, since the M4 linked those two towns.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 1 Jun 2010
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The Square, Ramsbury
The hub of the village where four roads meet. The Bell Hotel can be seen in the background, whilst a 'vintage' Austin Commercial van stands ready by the kerb.
Image: © Gordon Hatton
Taken: 3 Jun 2010
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Ramsbury: The Square
A triangular square in the centre of the village! High Street is beyond.
Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 1 Jun 2010
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Ramsbury: large tree on The Square
Another view of
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Image: © Chris Downer
Taken: 1 Jun 2010
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Ramsbury: High Street
Looking at old photographs of Ramsbury in the Francis Frith collection, such as http://www.francisfrith.com/ramsbury/photos/high-street-1906_57195/ , it is evident that the centre of the town here, in The Square at the junction of the High Street, Oxford Street, Scholard's Lane and Back Lane, has historically been dominated by a large tree. Apparently it was an ancient wych elm that was eventually felled in 1986 because it had become too dangerous, and the current tree, which is an oak, was planted in its place the same year.
There is a fine old pre-Worboys Report road sign on the building on the right. The A419 has long since disappeared from the road numbering system around here with the road between Swindon and Hungerford now downgraded to the B4192. The A419 still exists of course, but now only starts at Junction 15 of the M4 Motorway near Swindon heading north-westwards.
Image: © Nigel Cox
Taken: 12 Jul 2009
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Old Theatre Yard, Ramsbury
The pend with the interesting name leads off the High Street in Ramsbury. The old building now contains an interesting goldsmith's shop.
www.ramsbury.org
Image: © Colin Smith
Taken: 1 Feb 2011
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At the corner of The Square and Oxford Street
Interesting buildings in the centre of Ramsbury. The house with the gable on the extreme left was once the Windsor Castle Inn, becoming a private dwelling in 1958. In the centre is a brick built property displaying an old AA sign. The right hand ground floor windows must have replaced a shop window, as this was a sweetshop in the 1920's. The white house beyond was once the doctors.
Image: © Gordon Hatton
Taken: 3 Jun 2010
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Ramsbury buildings [1]
The Bell Inn in The Square is a 300 year old former coaching inn, now part of the Ramsbury Estate. The branch of the tree seen at the top right edge of the image is of an oak tree, planted to replace a large wych-elm which had stood for over 230 years and was the symbol of the village.
Ramsbury lies in fertile farming land in the valley of the River Kennet. The site has been occupied since at least the Iron Age and there are several Roman villas. There was a bishopric of Ramsbury, established by 909 and ended in 1075 when it was included in the bishopric of Salisbury. Until 1744 when the present A4 road was turnpiked, the road through the village was part of the main route from London to Bristol.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 14 Mar 2020
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Ramsbury features [5]
This oak tree was planted to replace a large wych-elm which had stood for over 230 years and was the symbol of the village. For centuries, Ramsbury was known for its Tree, first mentioned in a report in 1751, by which time it must have already been well established. The tree succumbed to old age dying in 1983. After a referendum which threatened to split the village, it was agreed that the tree should be replaced and an oak sapling was sourced from Epping Forest and planted to replace the old tree.
Ramsbury lies in fertile farming land in the valley of the River Kennet. The site has been occupied since at least the Iron Age and there are several Roman villas. There was a bishopric of Ramsbury, established by 909 and ended in 1075 when it was included in the bishopric of Salisbury. Until 1744 when the present A4 road was turnpiked, the road through the village was part of the main route from London to Bristol.
Image: © Michael Dibb
Taken: 14 Mar 2020
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