 Hello, thank you for joining me. I'm in Charleston, Peter again I'm carrying on with this heritage walk which has these plaques all around Charleston, Peter Nice car and I'm actually standing where I'm standing here. This was the original main road Now if we see where the classic cars going He's going up Rickman's worth lane We're gonna go and have a look at that in a minute, but the original road to Amisham would have been just there Where the wall is that's the new road But as for the plaques that we've followed in part one and part two the last time I came to Charleston, Peter. I'll come back again today to do the ones further away from the village centre. The first one It's just here. It was a little cottage called Peewick Castle So it was home to a man called Mr. Bastion. He grew flowers. Now unfortunately the cottage has been demolished But it says it's the names we really used on one the Maisonettes. Well, there's a little mistake there They're not Maisonettes. They're terraced houses. I know because I've been inside one years ago But it's that one there. So they're actually three story terraced houses. And yeah, this one here on the end the name lives on It's called Peewick Castle. So whoever lives in there, they can say they live in the castle The next two plaques are only just over here. The bottom of Rickman's worth lane and cockful lane. Just here There was a pub called the Magland Horses, which unfortunately was demolished last year Which is a real shame. I used to go in there sometimes So we're a bit away from the village centre about a quarter mile away But, you know, it was used by people who live in the large residential areas here. Now, I think I find quite interesting is this So this is the old cockful lane. That's Rickman's worth lane. Bear in mind. These would have been little lanes not the big sort of residential roads they are today and That grassy area there that would have had cottages on so it's strange how some areas have been built up But then other areas that were built up are now green again So I'm going to take you across cockful lane and I'm going to show you the next couple of plaques We're going to have to go up cockful lane soon A bloke seems determined to make a ridiculous noise Typical white van man. And anyway, so here we have Rickman's worth lane. Have a look at that one So you can see it's looking south. So there were cottages Right here and where all the hoarding is that's where the Magland Horses pub was Now if we cross the road See our next one. So that's looking up Rickman's worth lane You can see what it looked like So there have been cottages there and the big house you see there is this one here through the trees It's called the hill house. So there have been cottages there And um, yeah, it's changed quite a bit. I'm now going to walk up cockful lane And our next plaque is right in the middle of a residential area. So um See you there So I've now come about halfway up cockful lane. So it's very much residential area now But as I said, it would have once been just a little quiet country lane There have been a few houses about but certainly none of what you see today has a road here They're called hill farm road one of the many residential roads that goes off cockful lane And the next plaque is right down here Now, um, my interesting thing I've heard about is um, all these houses you see here all these ones A bit of old stocks were built by a builder called mr. Stringer They built most of chaff on st. Peter So you'll see their houses along but as you go further up Cockful lane. I remember once from talking to a lady who lived there. She said the other design of houses Were built by a builder called jeans. So when we get back out onto cockful lane I'll show you um Where the sort of the stringer development ended and the jeans development started. So, um Here we are Coming down hill farm road. So as you can see, it's a very open plan little road very pleasant place to live um And the plaque we're going to is right down here now. I said it's called hill farm road to give you an idea In fact, you know We're on the hill and I was once a farm here Because indeed this would have all been farmland and like I said, there was just a few Little lanes like cockful lane in part two. We came across joiners lane which went up from the village centre So, um, we would have I'd have been walking through open fields I'd probably be surrounded by cows if I was doing this walk a hundred years ago So we come down here and the road bends down here You can see some of these oak trees that would have been here a lot longer than The um these houses are these houses Have come so these oak trees if they could speak they would tell probably a very interesting tale of as to how The area has changed. So as we come down into this shady Area here, I can just see The plaque i'm looking for right at the end of the road. So as soon as we get there We'll have to show you like I said in part one two With this series it's effectively like looking at a past and present book Except you are here in the present and the plaques show you the past. So What this pack shows us is the house hill farm There we are So one of its barns has been moved to the children open air museum Which is quite an interesting open air museum on the um Kind of on the edge of chaffelton peter near to chaffelton charles So maybe one day we could go and make a video there What i'm going to do now is i'm going to walk back to copful lane And the next bit isn't the plaque but i want to show you Where the stringer development ends and the jeans development begins. So I'm going to now go on back to copful lane So we're now back on copful lane There the stringer houses over there And um the jeans houses begin Just up here the last few houses on that side of the road are built by stringer and there's one or two Older houses that would have been here Um, you know way longer when it was just the lane ones like that one in there. It's quite a big one and I remember See there. There's two newer houses. They were built in my lifetime. I remember those two being built and then there's um There's my dad out for riding his bike. Um Oh, here we are. So this is where the jeans houses begins if you look at these ones here These were built by jeans and then There's the final house there to be built by stringer up here um There's a few more stringers on that side but all of these now And both roads off on each side of the road were built by jeans I'm now going to carry on up to rickman's worth lane. Um, sorry denim lane up there And now i'm going to carry on i'm going to go past the top of rickman's worth lane and we're going to end up Um at the next plaque So here we are on denham lane. This is what I found when I got to the end of cockfall lane I've come along denham lane now about half a mile On the other side of the fence here undergoing bit of redevelopment is the um national centre for epilepsy I've done a video on that before so have a look as a link in the video now So have a look at that video when we come to say now. I appreciate i'm Showing you're right into the sun. So what i'll do i'll um come back later and i'll take a picture and insert it Like i've already been doing It was the winds medical and commercial herb school founded by moored grieve She's perhaps best known for her 1931 book the modern herbal So that she must have had the winds must have been I suppose they're aware of what those houses are on the other side of the road I'm now going to walk along beside the national centre for epilepsy. So you can see It's interesting that building there. That's one of not that one that one. That's one of the older ones I know you can't see it particularly well, but that's one the older ones which um, they decided not to demolish and refurbish and reuse which I think is really nice And I must say some of the newer buildings Do look um, quite attractive some new buildings you get these days, you know, just sort of boxes, but they You know look look quite nice So yeah a lot of redevelopment going on the next plaque is Just up here So in the video where we did the National centre for epilepsy, you may remember we came up a road called Monument Lane Now the top of Monument Lane Is just there so to hear all about that Like I said, do watch my other video But we're coming up to what's possibly the most interesting feature On this part of Charleston Peter and that is the Gotts Monument So we're going to see it very soon. It's kind of hiding in the trees, but it's um, As I don't want to spoil the surprise too much when you see it, but I've already said it's a monument So I bet you can gather it's a monument of some sort So right here we are. So here's the main entrance to the National centre of epilepsy and um Just there by the gates that Is the Gotts Monument. It used to be twice the height it is today, but unfortunately it was struck by lightning So let's go and have a look at the plaque And um, you can see what it once looked like. So here we are. It's um, not the easiest monument photograph But there it is. And that's what it once looked like. So you can see It was rather tall and that building that is still there So it was built in 1875 by Sir William Gotts who lived at the nearby Newland Park Newland Park is where I mentioned where the Chuffin Open Air Museum was but as it says here it was struck by lightning And unfortunately the top half collapsed. So I'm now going to walk on um back down To the main Amisham Road for our next part of the video. I think the way I'm going to go Um, there's nothing to show you in the video, but I'm going to go that way It's down there. Misborne Avenue. Um, that will take us down to the Amisham Road So I've come down Misborne Avenue. I'm down by the A413 I'm actually standing on the old road here. The new road Is just there So you can see as they've widened it this what I'm walking on now, wouldn't be you know enough for today's traffic now The next plaque we're coming to Is by what's said to be one of the oldest buildings in Chalfonson, Peter's about now We're about half a mile away. There's an old classic sports car going on the A413 We're about half a mile away now from the um finish centre And the plaque I want to show you is this little dead-end road here called old mead And here it is So it's called Wheatleys. It's possibly the oldest surviving building in the village picture shows it in the 1900s All that dates back to 15th century and it was a guest house at one point for free guineas a week Now what I want to show you is have a look there if you can see it The chimney that is still there but it's been extended Outward so if we now step out here and have a look You can see the chimney and then what's this side of the chimney is a modern extension, but just to show you um How it was you can see a bay window below the chimney. Well, that bay window Is still there and it looks as though that was possibly the original entrance to the house So what i'm going to do now to the next plaques are about Quarter of a mile that way towards the village centre Um Back closer to where we started so i've kind of done a longer loop around this side of the village All I thought we'll do Seeing as we're here Rather than take your back along the road if we go into the mizborn valley. There's a really nice little bridge over the mizborn So get across the road I should show you where i'm going to take you to public footpath Go down here And we're now crossing the drive To um, I think it's called water hall. It used to be a restaurant. I think it's just private residence now, but the footpath takes us down here into the fields and um I'm going to finish this clip By the river and now i'm going to walk along the banks Um back into chaff on st. Peter where i'm going to show you um The final I think we're down to three more plaques out of you know, I haven't counted So i'm not sure how many i've done them But quite a few quite a few in three parts videos. So water hall is the building just down there So here we are in the mizborn valley proper. Here's the river itself. There's a rather um rickety old two-plank bridge over the river It's getting a bit muddy um But not enough to stop me from enjoying the walk. So here we are here's the river mizborn Like I said, we are in the future. I'm going to do a video My intention is to walk all the way from Great Missingdon That way right down to denham That way at some point in the future. I've already done one on the three tributaries in chaff on st. Peter So have a look out for that video put a link in now Look at this bridge look how rickety it is Not even sure if I should walk on that left flank it might break and then this one it's full of water Um, so yeah, here we are. Well, it's it's all right to walk on Um, do I put my foot see I mean it's a bit bouncy. I don't know it is safe. So I'm going to carry on over to the style and along the river And the next part of the video we should be closer to the village center again So we're now walking along the mizborn valley back towards chaff on st. Peter village center just walking past meal meadow Now if you're wondering why I've got different clothes on that is because um, well breaking the fourth wall here After filming this video, which I filmed about two days after they eased the lockdown restrictions I was out for a walk and I discovered a plaque. I had missed so I've come back here And and inserted it into the video where it would be. So I'm going to show you that plaque and then um Once we've seen that one we shall jump forward to jump back to which rather for the rest of the video So if you have a look here There's a plaque Just here Now this shows there was a swimming pool here Which was in the fields over there now from talking to some elderly residents in the village They can remember seeing this swimming pool here. So It was built in 1933. It was fed by the mizborn. So when the mizborn dried up I believe it didn't have any water in we are going to do a video in the future on the river mizborn And I'll explain in that how it does sometimes dry up, etc. So I'm now going to carry on walking back towards Chalfonson peter village centre And um, the rest of the video will be back to what I filmed two weeks ago So it's had a very pleasant walk along the mizborn valley. I'm now much closer to the village centre of Chalfonson peter Here is the main road Which um, the reason I came along the mizborn valley was so I didn't have to walk Just along beside the main road now I get to hear this the ambulance station and here is the next plaque and have a look at that Shows the old road How it used to be how they've had to demolish all these buildings when they widened it So if we now have a look here you can see it's really just the road with cars parked So it's a bit of a shame now looking back this way towards the village centre All of this as I said in part two the high street came right out onto where the dual carriageway was Imagine all this was once part of the high street. So Most of the high street of Chalfonson peter was unfortunately demolished for this. So this is what used to look like So there have been two pubs The king's arms in and the rose and crown and I believe this building here would have been grassingham house Which would have been about there somewhere the road that goes up into residential area where that white car is now That is grass and road named after the house. So Yeah, a bit of a change Um Not necessarily for the better, but then I suppose where else could they have put the bypass in I suppose the only other place could have been say Along the back along here, but then of course you've got the river mizborn um, which I'll talk more about this when I get round to doing a series on the river mizborn But because it's a chalk stream it does dry up and it said that um When they did the bypass in amisham that didn't help matters Anyway, um, I'm going to carry on walking to end of these trees where the next plaque is So here we are walking beside the river mizborn The bridge here is called the vic-wutton bridge vic-wutton for someone who Helped with rescuing the river when it seemed like it was dried up forever I remember the bridge before this one was a lot lower And whenever the water got to any height the water always flew over the top of the river The other interesting thing I find here is that the course actually used to go straight on up there And then take a kink by the greyhound pub now it goes straight across because when it kept flooding They wanted to give the river a straighter route So from what the river looks like today to what the river mizborn used to look like Here we have a plaque to show this So there was a weir and a water mill so the mill must have been Somewhere around here and then the river would have been slightly higher You know bricked up or banked up to create a mill pond to turn the water well And all of that was demolished when they built the bypass so We've now pretty much had our finished our adventure around chavonson peter We've just got one more plaque to see and that's in the village carpark Now you may remember when we were in the churchyard I showed you a plaque Showing the old rectory from one side. Well, we're effectively Round the back of where the rectory once stood But it's not so exciting now what used to be there just an empty village carpark sunday afternoon no one's here But the interesting thing about this plaque is it's the only one in colour So i'm going to show that to you now And that will kind of conclude our little trip around chavonson peter So there's the church there's the rectory now there was a pond here Which would have also had a weir flowing into the river mizborn so i'm probably standing in the pond Probably somewhere here where I am now the rectory would have been over there and of course there's a church and There wasn't earlier church on the site. It's not the original one and the residents of the rectory You know used to find stones and that from the old church In in their garden. So this is the greyhound pub, which we had a look at in part two Here is the river mizborn what i thought i'd do we'll finish the video where we started In the village centre so let's just walk along here and um We shall have come full circle so to speak so the river flows along here We're just coming to where the culvert is that takes it under the um the 1960s St. Peter's court over there. That's the old george pub There's bridge house there. So here is The culvert that's where the mizborn disappears and um here we are we finish in chavonson peter finish centre So I hope you enjoyed this series um if you're ever out this way You know do call in and visit chavonson peter you can pick up the guide from the local library And um have a walk around perhaps discover them Maybe not all of them because it does take quite a long time, but some of them for yourself and um enjoy visits in chavonson peter So thank you very much for watching. 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