Castle Hill, Winchester. Hampshire County Council Offices.
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Castle Hill, Winchester. Hampshire County Council Offices.
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Castle Hill, Winchester. Hampshire County Council Offices.
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Derelict bus station in Aldershot, closed since 2023
Austin Gipsy Ambulance - 1966
Chrysanthemums were introduced to us in the early seventeenth century (named from the Greek chrysos – gold, and anthemon - flower), but the variety that we think of as The Chrysanthemum, the autumn plant revered in China for two thousand years, did not reach us until the late eighteenth century. New selections were then discovered in Japan by Robert Fortune in the late nineteenth century, and the development of these eventually produced the flowers that were grown commercially and ubiquitously for the cut flower trade (and they also received a name change -Dendranthema, which didn’t quite catch on and has reverted back to the original).
In the mid twentieth century new breeding programmes of the hardier species started independently in both the U.K. and the U.S.A. creating what became known as ‘Korean’ or ‘Rubellum’ cultivars. They are late flowering hardy plants with small, floriferous blooms, sometimes single, in glorious shades of autumn: rust, copper, gold and red, with that gorgeous autumn fragrance that I find so irresistible at this time of year (and resent at any other time).
The earliest and still most popular of these introductions (in 1939 by Amos Perry) is Chrysanthemum x rubellum ‘Clara Curtis’. It flowers all summer long with soft-pink, single blooms that work equally well in summer and autumn arrangements, the flower looking quite daisy-like.
One of the most popular of garden chrysanthemums. A pale single salmon-pink, one of the later varieties to bloom. This is said to have been rescued from an old garden in Sheffield, MA, and re-named after the town as the original name was lost. Sometimes sold under the incorrect name 'Clara Curtis.'
www.plantstories.co.uk/post/chrysanthemum-x-rubellum-clar...
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An attractive Hampshire County Council fingerpost right on the Hampshire/Surrey boundary, photographed in 18th May 2015. Frensham and Tilford; Farnham and Bordon; and Dockenfield and Shortfield are mentioned.
Common Knapweed on the reserve
Nature Reserve on the Hampshire/Dorset border
The Red House Museum, Christchurch.
I have been past this Museum many times. Parked outside it many times. Photographed it from outside many times. Seen it from my visits to Christchurch Priory many times. However in the many years now I have never been inside. Until on the 14th November 2018, I went inside. I was met by one of the volunteers who told me that the museum was free yet relied on donations. He went onto tell me about some of the history connected to this former Poor Work House, they do produce two pamphlets for 50 pence each, which I purchased to read up at a later date. I have to say inside was great the museum was well laid out with all kinds of artefacts from years gone by.
This Museum along with its gardens is dedicated to local Christchurch history. This building was built in 1764 which makes it a Georgian house is was used first as the Parish Workhouse. Then back in the early 20th Century it was taken over by Herbert Druitt a local Antiquarian and the collections he already had given him the basis for this museum to be started and thus opened in 1951. The building is a grade 11 listed building now. Back in 1745 the Churchwardens who were the overseers of the poor in Christchurch purchased the barn at the corner of Church Lane and Quay Road to provide more space for the towns many poor people. Thus in 1764, a purpose-built brick poorhouse was built on this site and remained as this until it was replaced by a much larger workhouse in 1881 to the north of Christchurch.
The Red House Museum is now free to enter Museum and many exhibits are on display here to show local history. On the ground floors is a period Kitchen Gallery, a Victorian day's gone Gallery and a display of dress and costumes in the days of the 1930’s the main Gallery being the former stables displays regular changing exhibits. Upon the first floor, there are Archaeology Galleries covering local Bronze Age and Saxon burials and finds associated with nearby Hengistbury Head. There is a Local History Resource Room with public access to several thousand historical photographs, local trade directories, electoral registers, and other research material. There is also an archive of historical documents that is viewable by appointment. The Red House Museum is presently owned by Hampshire County Council and operated by the Hampshire Cultural Trust. It receives funding from Dorset County Council and Christchurch Borough Council.
The Red House Museum, Christchurch.
I have been past this Museum many times. Parked outside it many times. Photographed it from outside many times. Seen it from my visits to Christchurch Priory many times. However in the many years now I have never been inside. Until on the 14th November 2018, I went inside. I was met by one of the volunteers who told me that the museum was free yet relied on donations. He went onto tell me about some of the history connected to this former Poor Work House, they do produce two pamphlets for 50 pence each, which I purchased to read up at a later date. I have to say inside was great the museum was well laid out with all kinds of artefacts from years gone by.
This Museum along with its gardens is dedicated to local Christchurch history. This building was built in 1764 which makes it a Georgian house is was used first as the Parish Workhouse. Then back in the early 20th Century it was taken over by Herbert Druitt a local Antiquarian and the collections he already had given him the basis for this museum to be started and thus opened in 1951. The building is a grade 11 listed building now. Back in 1745 the Churchwardens who were the overseers of the poor in Christchurch purchased the barn at the corner of Church Lane and Quay Road to provide more space for the towns many poor people. Thus in 1764, a purpose-built brick poorhouse was built on this site and remained as this until it was replaced by a much larger workhouse in 1881 to the north of Christchurch.
The Red House Museum is now free to enter Museum and many exhibits are on display here to show local history. On the ground floors is a period Kitchen Gallery, a Victorian day's gone Gallery and a display of dress and costumes in the days of the 1930’s the main Gallery being the former stables displays regular changing exhibits. Upon the first floor, there are Archaeology Galleries covering local Bronze Age and Saxon burials and finds associated with nearby Hengistbury Head. There is a Local History Resource Room with public access to several thousand historical photographs, local trade directories, electoral registers, and other research material. There is also an archive of historical documents that is viewable by appointment. The Red House Museum is presently owned by Hampshire County Council and operated by the Hampshire Cultural Trust. It receives funding from Dorset County Council and Christchurch Borough Council.
Euphorbia characias, the Mediterranean spurge or Albanian spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae typical of the Mediterranean vegetation. It is an upright, compact evergreen shrub growing to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall and wide.
It has many woolly stems and characteristic black or dark brown nectar glands in the cyathia, which are borne in dense spherical clusters, from spring to early summer. The fruits are smooth capsules. It is a tough plant, capable of resisting long periods of drought. It grows preferably in dry areas, often far away from the water table, both in flat as well as in mountainous terrain. This plant can also resist high salinity.
Euphorbia characias is valued as an ornamental plant for its ability to survive drought and its groundcovering capabilities. It is suitable for any location, sheltered or exposed, in light soil in full sun. It is fully hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F).
The Euphorbiaceae are a large family, the spurge family, of flowering plants. In common English, they are sometimes called euphorbias, which is also the name of a genus in the family. Most spurges such as Euphorbia paralias are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees, such as Hevea brasiliensis. Some, such as Euphorbia canariensis, are succulent and resemble cacti because of convergent evolution. This family occurs mainly in the tropics, with the majority of the species in the Indo-Malayan region and tropical America a strong second. A large variety occurs in tropical Africa, but they are not as abundant or varied as in the two other tropical regions. However, the Euphorbiaceae also have many species in nontropical areas such as the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East, South Africa, and the Southern United States.
This plant was at The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens which is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares (180 acres) accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron.
The Gardens are located 5 km (3 mi) northeast of the town of Romsey in Hampshire, England, and were formerly known simply as the Hillier Arboretum, founded by nurseryman Harold Hillier in June 1953 when he acquired Jermyn's House and its grounds.
The arboretum was given to Hampshire County Council in 1977 to be managed as a charitable trust. Sir Harold Hillier was knighted in 1983, just two years before his death at age 80 in 1985.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_characias
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbiaceae
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Harold_Hillier_Gardens
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
On the 18th September 2019, I made the journey to a museum in Basingstoke called the Milestone Museum. Address being Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG. Tel: 01256 639550.
It was opened on the 1st December 2000 by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. It was a joint venture and project between Hampshire County Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. However in 2014, ownership of the Milestones Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a larger transfer of museums from Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council. The displays are well made and thought and containing;~
A Victorian public house, the Baverstock Arms, named for a 19th-century Alton brewer. Here you can get coffee, tea, and a beer.
A Victorian railway station
A Victorian Ironmonger
A Victorian watchmaker and jeweller
A Victorian terraced house
A 1930’s town with shops
An old fashioned sweet shop
A toy shop (with original toys)
A record and television shop ( including original equipment )
The Milestones Museum is an indoor street landscape that tells of life in Hampshire in days past. It features objects, vehicles and replica shops from history to provide a walk-through historical experience. Helpfully, it’s housed in a massive warehouse-like structure in a modern leisure park ( nearby is a drive-through McDonalds, cinema, indoor skydiving, ten-pin bowling and more ) with plenty of parking. A shuttle bus connection from the Railway Station in town to here is available. However I was told to put my arm out if I wanted the bus to stop or it would sail on past without stopping.
Enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink at the Milestones Museum café, which offers a selection of hot meals and light bites and a range of hot and cold drinks, ice creams, cakes and other sweet treats to choose from. The café is open Tuesday - Friday and bank holidays 10:00am - 4:30pm and 11:00am - 4:30pm at weekends. Hot food is served 12:00 noon - 2:00pm. Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Wednesday: 10:00 - 16:45
Thursday: 10:00 - 16:45
Friday: 10:00 - 16:45
Saturday: 11:00 - 16:45
Sunday: 11:00 - 16:45
Ticket Prices.
Adult£15.00
Child£10.00
Concession£13.00
Under 5’sFREE
Family ticket (up to 5 people, max. 2 adults)£45.00
