The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
The London and Southampton Railway was first proposed in 1831 and the bill approved by Parliament in 1834 at a cost of £900,000. The section between Basingstoke and Winchester opened on 11 May 1840 – and was the final part of the London and Southampton Railway to be completed. Prior to its construction, all of the traffic between London and Southampton was carried by eight stage coaches, four wagons per week, and one barge weekly on the Basingstoke Canal!
Harry Symes
Some time Captain of Bells
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Harry was a truly gentle man, very perceptive to the needs of others and always ready to lend a hand. He lived in the village for 70 years. Since the war he owned The Forge where he lived with his wife, Hilda.
This is within two minutes' walk of the churchyard where he took pleasure in planting trees and daffodils. He took particular care of the snowdrops, and these were beginning to be in flower on the day of his funeral.
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Location
Churchyard
Captain of the Bells
Plaque
Churchyard by the door
Captain of the Bells