tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78805436210655812682024-02-07T04:08:17.766-08:00TheLondonLoopAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078870827646744784noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880543621065581268.post-63358945203743706382013-04-19T00:07:00.000-07:002013-04-19T00:07:50.164-07:00London Loop-Erith to Old Bexley 17.04.13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I set off from home to complete my final section of The London Loop.Seems strange to be saying goodbye to it,but I'll know other routes I plan to walk such as The Thames Path will cross over it at some point.<br />
My first impressions of this section wasn't good,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erith">Erith</a> really is an industrial town with little appeal save for The Thames. I left the station to start the walk after travelling for over an hour on National Rail,Tube and Docklands Light Railway.<br />
The name Erith dates from Saxon times and means muddy harbour or gravelly landing place.<br />
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I walk down a couple road to reach The Thames.<br />
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<span id="goog_1812589923">I walked along the Thames looking across to Rainham and could see where I started the Loop over in Purfleet. I reached the Cross keys pub and was looking about for a sign to see where to go next.Thankfully someone pointed me the direction as Erith doesn't appear to be very well sign posted. I walk down the steps to rejoin The Thames.</span><br />
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<span id="goog_1812589923"> </span>Immediately stepping in dog poo at the bottom!! I walk along the Thames once more until I come out to Morrisons. I stop off for a comfort break and something to eat. I now have trouble finding a sign again to point on the Loop. I end up seeing more of Erith than I wanted to. Eventually I'm back on the loop and along the Thames.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deep Water Wharf</td></tr>
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A new development by Morrisons Supermarkets Ltd on the site of the old
deep wharf has significantly improved what was formerly the main
industrial area and given the town a new riverfront,
complete with a pier.<br />
I now leave the Thames and up through some bollards to join Manor Road by the now closed and boarded up Royal Alfred pub. Manor Road is full of industrial units and HGV.s trundling past. <br />
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Suddenly after quite a distance of this horrible stretch the industry ends and I am looking over <a href="http://www.bexleyrspb.org.uk/reserves/crayford-marshes.php">Crayford Marshes </a>and onwards towards The QEII bridge at Dartford and the single chimney of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlebrook_Power_Station">Dartford Power Station.</a><br />
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I turn left onto a path by a local Yacht club and back along the Thames once more.<br />
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To my right along the Thames is nothing more than more industry, so I try and keep my eyes on The Thames!<br />
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The path here is also Route 1 of the National Cycle Network.Route 1 runs
from Dover to Unst in the Shetland Isles.<br />
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<b> The base reads as follows: </b> </div>
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"Down a wandering path I have traveled,</div>
Where the setting sun<br />
Lies upon the ground.<br />
The tracks are hard and dry<br />
Smothered with<br />
The weather's wear,<br />
My mind did move<br />
With them that had<br />
Before me seen,<br />
Trodding down the ground<br />
A track for me to follow,<br />
Leaving marks for others<br />
A sign for them to follow"<br />
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Shortly after id Crayford Ness , where we now turn right to follow the River Darent,below pictured is the Creek flood barrier.</div>
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I now follow the creek, the wind was strong enough on The Thames. But now the wind is blowing straight at me,its all I can do to stand upright.Then to top it off it started to rain,lucky enough only lightly and it soon passed. To the left of the path are nothing but industrial units and car scrapyards.<br />
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Now the river divides and we branch off to our right to follow the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Cray">River Cray</a> with more industry ahead.I leave the river by a stile and turn into a road with lorries again trundling along. I reach the Jolly Farmer Pub where I cross the busy A206onto another track to follow the River Cray once more. </div>
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I leave the river and walk down a road for a short stretch before taking a path that follows the Cray again and behind the back of houses. I then leave and come out by shops at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayford">Crayford</a>. This is where the Roman Watling Street forded the Cray.<br />
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I stopped for a cup of tea opposite the pub by The cray and the signs depicting Crayford link to brick making. I then went wrong and turned off to early and saw bit more of Crayford and then had to double back.Back on track I follow Bourne Road and pass a park with a herd of steel cows!<br />
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Further along Bourne road at The Citreon dealer,out the front remain the posts decorated with sgells and ferns. Here was once the Crayford cinema and these were the columns that supported the canopy.<br />
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The path brings me up to <a href="http://www.bexleyheritagetrust.org.uk/hallplace/">Hall Place</a> and its gardens. I followed the path and had a look around thre gardens and the outside of the house.It was £7 to enter the house itself and if I had the time,I would have gladly paid it to have a look.Maybe another time.<br />
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Hall Place was a country estate ,the stone half was built by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lord_Mayors_of_London">Sir John Champneis</a> in around 1540 using monastery fragments for the material.In 1537 he was Lord Mayor of London. <a href="http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/austen-sir-robert-1697-1743">Sir Robert Austen</a> bought the house in 1640 and doubled its size with the red brick extension.<br />
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I follow the path and hedge once more,up some steps and join the A2 for a short way before dropping down to a path below. Here I went wrong and ended up walking through an industrial estate and crossed the A2 by<a href="http://www.dartford.gov.uk/by-category/leisure-and-culture2/parks-and-open-spaces/dartford-heath"> Dartford Heath</a>. After probably adding a mile to my walk I ended back on track and entered Churchfield Wood and down a path so steep I had to grab trees to slow me down as I sped down the slope.At the bottom was the Loop path I should have been on. I exit the wood and onto a path that ran alongside a graveyard.I decided to walk through this instead.</div>
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On exiting the graveyard across the road was<a href="http://www.stmarysbexley.co.uk/"> St Mary The Virgin Church,Bexley</a>. Its spire a shingled which starts as a pyramid with an octagonal top.<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The parish
church of St Mary the Virgin has been a continuous place of Christian
worship for over eight hundred years. The church probably succeeded an
earlier Saxon church on the same site. This was mentioned in the
Domesday Survey (or census) in 1086 as a 'church in Bixle' where it is
said that St Paulinus came to preach.</span></span><br />
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I pass by a rebuilt weather-boarded mill over The River Cray and under the railway bridge to a three way junction.<br />
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<span id="goog_1974142147"></span><span id="goog_1974142148"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078870827646744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880543621065581268.post-88053178848733058382013-03-26T06:45:00.002-07:002013-03-26T06:45:22.620-07:00London Loop_Old Bexley to Jubilee Park 25.03.13As I set off from home there were still light snow flurries and the weather report said maximum temperature today would be a mere 1C.I thought this is going to be one cold walk,however it turned out as soon as I started walking I soon warmed up nicely but dare not stop for a rest!<br />
After a train to Stratford,Tube to London Bridge and another Train to Bexley,I eventually left the station.I walked down to the main road and the after a few paces right into Tanyard Lane by <a href="http://www.lemonrock.com/railwaytavernbexley">The Railway Tavern.</a><br />
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The lane bends round and uner the railway and then follows the track for a while.<br />
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Then I climb up and over a landfill site and out onto a open field. My first impression of this section was this wasn't going to be a pleasant walk.But bear with it,it does improve although certainly not the nicest section of the Loop.<br />
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I pass a old pumping station on my right and eventually down to a road then almost immediately inot a alleyway path between houses.It was here I met three elderly people also walking the loop, I had a quick chat before leaving them to dawdle behind.<br />
I now reach the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Cray">River Cray</a> and now the scenery does finally improve!<br />
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Again as on previous walks the trees were full of <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3869815.stm">Wild Parakeets</a> screaming overhead.<span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A </span>range of theories about the arrival of parrots in
Britain - including that they were brought by Jimi Hendrix, that they
escaped during the making of a film and that they were released from
aviaries damaged during the great storm of 1987.
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I then reach the spectacular looking<a href="http://www.bexley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3879"> Five Arch Bridge</a> in Crays Meadows.The Five Arches Bridge and stable block are, however, all that remain of
the eighteenth century <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foots_Cray_Place">Foots Cray Place</a> estate buildings.Foots Cray Place was demolished in 1950 after a fire in 1949.<br />
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The weir beneath the arches of the bridge have turned the river into a lake full of waterfowl.The lake and bridge were built around 1780 as a landscape feature for the Foots Cray Place.<br />
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I continue to follow the River Cray with its crystal clear water running over its clean gravel beds.<br />
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The path leaves the meadow with a sign of sign of spring in the form of Daffodils on this freezing March morning.<br />
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The path runs alongside The Church of All Saints.An ancient church, heavily restored in the 1860s,All Saints' Church has a wooden bell tower with a shingled spire and a 12th century font.<br />
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NOw further along the Lane I pass <a href="http://www.hopecommunityschool.org/">Hope Community School</a>, a lovely looking building.<br />
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At the top of the hill I head towards <a href="http://www.bexley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3203">Sidcup Place</a>. The house was built in1743 in the shape of a 'star fort,' aligning with the
four compass points. Originally a stately home, Sidcup Place has seen
many incarnations - from family home to college premises and from
a boarding school to Council offices. The grounds include a pitch and
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Just after emerging from the subways I turn right over a stile into S<a href="http://www.scadbury.net/">cadbury Park</a>.<br />
Scadbury Park is in Chislehurst.<br />
The earliest records of Scadbury date from the 13th century when it was owned by the de Scathebury family. <br />
It was home to the Walsinghams from 1424 until about 1655. Sir
Edmund Walsingham became Lieutenant of the Tower of London and had
custody of many of the prisoners of King Henry VIII, including Sir
Thomas More and Anne Boleyn. Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State
under Queen Elizabeth I, was born here. Thomas Walsingham IV was the
patron of the poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe, who was arrested
at Scadbury shortly before his mysterious death in 1593.<br />
Later owners of Scadbury included Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney. Sydney in Australia is named after him.<br />
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I reach a little pond with platforms,where local school children come to pond dip.<br />
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Here in the 13th century the Scathebury family built the house which gave its name to the park and manor. Later The Walshinghams resided through Tudor times. The house was pulled down n the 1730s.<br />
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I walk down to a road and cross over to a track opposite. I come up to <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petts-wood-and-hawkwood/">Petts Wood</a> owned and managed by The National Trust.Colonel Edlmann purchased the wood to prevent development and his wishes
have been honoured. <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/">The National Trust</a> acquired Hawkwood and Petts Wood in 1927.
Together they cover 138 hectares, comprising the working farm of
Hawkwood and the woodland of Petts Wood.<br />
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Just to the left of the sign I take a detour off the loop to find the Memorial Stone dedicated to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Willett">William Willett</a> of Chistlehurst,campaigner behind the summer time act of 1925. </div>
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Eventually reaching a bridge to cross the railway tracks,one of 3.<br />
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On Monday the 4th of
March 2013 I left home to travel to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petts_Wood_railway_station"> Petts Wood Station </a>to complete
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I take the footpath opposite between houses, out onto Gladstone
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Farnborough was once the first stop out of London
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The village evolved on the main road from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings" title="Hastings">Hastings</a> which originally ran via Church Road and Old Hill (to the south of the village). </div>
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I stopped off in the café here to grab something to eat
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This grand 400 acre estate has been owned by Bromley council
since 1965.It was formerly the country home of the Lubbock
family. Their classic Italian style mansion was burnt down and all that remains
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This game was originally played against the walls of Eton
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_John_William_Lubbock,_2nd_Baronet">Sir John William Lubbock the second</a> planted the grounds with
specimen trees from around the world that I can see around me.</div>
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Amazing sight and sound. I walk down the road into </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Shire Lane</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> where I cross and take a path that skirts along the
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To my right I can see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holwood_House">Holwood House</a>, with a long
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The path brings me to a clearing where stands what’s left of
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Here in 1788 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce">William Wilberforce</a> discussed with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pitt_the_Younger">Younger WilliamPitt</a> (Prime minister and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>owner of
Holwood) to resolve on a parliamentary bill to abolish the slave trade. They
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There are fine views across the Vale of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keston">Keston</a>. I sat and
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The path drops down to a road, which I cross and enter onto
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078870827646744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880543621065581268.post-4337783369090075052012-11-26T10:39:00.001-08:002012-11-26T10:39:11.738-08:00London Loop-West Wickham to Hamsey Green 7th November 2012 <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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Its been a while since my last LOOP walk due to the kids on half term
and then I was knocked off my bike going into work. So today 7th
November 12,I get to do another <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Wickham">West Wickham</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsey_Green">Hamsey Green.</a><br />
I travel to <a href="http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/hys/details.html">Hayes Rail Station</a>,not to be confused with Hayes and Harlington Station which is nowhere near(close call and Im glad I checked ).<br />
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After leaving Hayes Station I cross the road and walk up Station Hill and I'm soon alongside the edge of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayes_Common">Hayes Common</a>.<br />
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I take a path alongside a wooded area that leads me into Warren Wood Close.<br />
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I emerge out by The Hayes Metropolitan Police Sports and Social Club,
which I believe they are keeping for now,I know the one at Chigwell is
to be sold.<br />
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I now enter a narrow alley called Pole Cat Alley,that swoops up and down steeply until I arrive at a main road.<br />
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As I enter out onto Coney Hill Road I turn left and cross the road into Gates Green Road where I join the LOOP by <a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/west-wickham-common/Pages/default.aspx">West Wickham Common</a> and the Corporation of London board.<br />
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A little further along the road I take a footpath between houses,this
was once part of a web of church paths leading to West Wickham
Church.This path crosses two roads before I head up Church Drive.<br />
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I now go through some gates into a playing field and follow the path pass a nursery.<br />
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I cross a busy road and over and up towards <a href="http://www.stjohnswestwickham.com/">St John the Baptist Church</a> and over to my left a manor House Wickham Court.</div>
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At the bottom of the steps I realised I hadn't seen the Meridan line
marker mentioned in the guidebook,so I doubled back to the playing
fields by the nursery and found the marker.Quite how I missed it the
first time is beyond me ,its right next to the path!<br />
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Now with the marker found and seen I head back up the hill to the church.<br />
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I now take a well trodden path across the field past some horses down to
a busy roundabout.This path is likely to age back to Saxon times when
the first church was built on the hill.<br />
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I stop by the roundabout and glance back towards the church.<br />
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I cross Addington Road and into <a href="https://www.ourkidssports.com/Clubs/venueDetail/id/3354">Sparrows Den Playing Fields</a> and head pass the pitch and putt towards the woods.<br />
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As I enter <a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/spring-park/Pages/default.aspx">Spring Park</a> I take a path to the right of the Corporation of London board.<br />
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This path climbs steadily up for quite some distance before leveling and going off to my left.<br />
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I come across a waystone marking the border of Bromley and Croydon boroughs.<br />
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As I leave Bromley into Croydon this is also where Spring Park become <a href="http://three%20halfpenny%20woods/">Three Halfpenny woods</a>.<br />
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The path bears right and climbs again and then crosses out onto <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/shirleyheath/">Shirley Heath</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enter back into a thin woodland before emerging alongside a busy road.</td></tr>
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I now cross the road into <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/shirleychurch/">Shirley Church recreation Ground</a>,a wooded area with a path that goes around a school. I eventually emerge onto Upper Shirley Road by the <a href="http://thesandrockpub.com/Welcome.html">Sandrock pub</a>.<br />
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I now walk up a steep ascend up a gravelly path and steps to get fine views over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addington_Hills">Addington hills</a> and into London.<br />
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The views are North over Croydon,you can see Crystal palace and Canary
Wharf.It is said you can see Winsor Castle or Epping Forest.I could see
neither,maybe on a clearer day!<br />
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I continue along pass a cafe through some woods down to Coombe Lane Station.A Tram Station. <br />
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I cross the tram-line and turn left alongside the track through some trees.<br />
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Now I emerge from the trees and cross the road into <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/heathfield/hfhistory">Heathfield Gardens</a> and left onto a lovely driveway.<br />
Heathfield Estate at the top of Gravel Hill was left to the people of
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the land he changed it from a run down farm to model Estate set around a
Mansion and beautiful ornamental gardens.<br />
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Now up the steep stairs into a car park,I turn left out of the car park and downhill. <br />
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I now enter <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/bramley/">Bramley Bank</a> a London wildlife Trust reserve and walk through more woods,keeping to the left of the trees.<br />
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Once I exit out onto some roads,I walk straight ahead.Quite a bit of
road walking,so much so I thought I was lost for a while,until at long
last another sign and I'm soon entering <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/selsdonwood/swnrhistory">Selsdon Wood</a>.<br />
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After quite a bit of more woodland walking I emerge out into <a href="http://www.friendsofselsdonwood.co.uk/history.php">Puplet wood</a> before eventually onto Main road,which joins at Elm Farm.<br />
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I cross the road and take a track left of the farmhouse.<br />
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The track drops steeply before rising again steeply!<br />
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I cross a very muddy field full of cows hoof holes filled with water
before emerging onto a lane past houses and out onto Hamsey Green and
the end of the walk.<br />
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I cross the road to catch the 403 bus back to East Croydon station.The
good companion pub is now closed soon to be demolished so it seems.So
don't bank on a drink here!<br />
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Back in East Croydon for the train home.This must be the first Loop
section where I haven't got lost or made a mistake! Book says 8.5 miles
plus .5 for station links,but with my walking back to find Meridan line
probably about a 10 mile walk.<br />
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I set off for Hamsey Green for another section of the London Loop.On
arriving at Croydon East Station,I exit and I am still amused to see
trams directly outside.<br />
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Now I have to catch a 403 bus to Hamsey Green but the guidebook doesnt
tell you how to get to the bus stop. So if you're going,come out of the
station turn right and down to the lights past McDonalds.Turn left and
just after Fairfield Halls is the stop.<br />
The bus seemed to take forever ,but I eventually got off and crossed the road to join the Loop at Tithe Pit Shaw Lane.<br />
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After a short walk along the lane I enter Dipsley's Field and walk along the path.<br />
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A little way along I come across a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulation_station">trig point</a>
, they are the remains of a massive Ordnance Survey project to map
Great Britain with absolute accuracy from 1935 onwards. The location of
each trig point was selected so that at least two others
would be visible from it. Using these, the surveyor could work out the
angles on the lines of sight between the three points and create a
triangular mapping grid – hence, triangulation.<br />
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Their use has now been superseded by aerial photography and satellite
mapping, and some have been removed so as to restore the natural state
of the landscape they stood on. Most remain, however, as they’re a
massively useful navigational aid for walkers, not least for the simple
act of confirming you’ve reached the summit of something, especially in
mist. This is the only trig point on the Loop.<br />
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Now there was a very heavy downpour and I stop beneath the trees to put
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I now walk along Old Riddlesdown Road,still very heavy rain.This was
the main coaching route to Lewes and Brighton.At the end I cross the
road and enter Old Barn Lane and cross a bridge over the railway. I stop
on the bridge and look back and looking back I see the chalk cliffs of
an old quarry with a railway viaduct beneath.<br />
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I continue up along New Barn Lane and it is steep! At the top I stop for another picure of the Chalk Cliffs.<br />
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Now there is further steep climbing up via a set of steps up to <a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/kenley-common/Pages/default.aspx">Kenley Common</a>.<br />
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At the top I now reach Kenley Common. Kenley Common lies in the North Downs Natural Area and is a Site of
Importance for Nature Conservation (Metropolitan grade) for its
grassland habitats. With its mosaic of chalk, neutral and acid
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I walk across the common and into a wood and divert off track briefly
to take a look at Kenley House,couldn't get a good look due to the gates
preventing access.<br />
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I now come across the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Kenley">Kenley Airfield </a>, formely <b>Royal Air Force Station Kenley. </b>It was active from 1917, and ceased in 1959. During <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> <i>RAF Kenley</i> was one of the three main fighter stations (Kenley, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croydon_Airport" title="Croydon Airport">Croydon</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Biggin_Hill" title="RAF Biggin Hill">Biggin Hill</a>) responsible for the air defence of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>. It was during the crucial days of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain" title="Battle of Britain">Battle of Britain</a> that these three RAF stations came into their own, fighting off the overwhelming might of the German <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a>.<br />
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It is now used as a Glider School and<a href="http://www.southlondongliding.co.uk/"> Surrey Hills Gliding club. </a></div>
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I walk out onto Golf Road and up to the top where I turn right and walk
along the verge for a bit before taking a path on my left into <a href="http://www.accs-croydon.co.uk/#/betts-mead/4551282175">Betts Mead</a>.Once a rubbish tip, now a landscaped area of meadows and woodland.<br />
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Up above there was a lone glider from nearby Kenley Airfield.<br />
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I exit out onto a lane and then immediately over a stile into another
field of horses. I dont think there has been one section of Loop so far
where I havent seen horses!<br />
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Now I head towards a white domed observatory in the field.<br />
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Nearby are remains of old bunkers belonging to Kenley Airfield.<br />
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Now a bit of road walking up to the junction where I enter <a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/coulsdon-common/Pages/default.aspx">Coulsdon Common.</a> <br />
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There was once windmills standing on the common but theses have long since gone.</div>
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I cross the road and pass the <a href="http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thefoxcoulsdoncommon/">Vintage Inns The Fox PH</a>.<br />
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I enter Happy Valley and pass a trim trail, a series of exercises</div>
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.I stopped for a quick cup of tea before I came out to the slopes of the <a href="http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/parksandopenspaces/parksatoz/happyvalley/hvphistory">Happy Valley</a>. Wow you can't help than be happy with views like that!</div>
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I follow the path and down and then sharply back up and follow the woods edge before entering <a href="http://visitwoods.org.uk/en/visit-woods/pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=24569">Devilsden Wood</a>. What a delightful wood with a good mix of trees.</div>
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I leave the woods and cross the road to<a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/green-spaces/city-commons/farthing-downs/Pages/default.aspx"> Farthing Downs</a>,
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A long history of human activity has been recorded on the site with
archaeological finds and features dating from the Neolithic, Iron Age
and Roman periods. Farthing Downs was cultivated up to the 2nd century
AD and afterwards used as pasture for grazing animals.<br />
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In 1783 a local landowner crowned the summit with a grove of 7 beech
trees,only two remain.New young beeches have been planted to replace
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A bit more road walking I enter into Coulsdon and cross the tracks
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After passing the pub a track branches off between two hedges.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Woodcote
Estate.It is divided up into smallholdings in the 1920s by Surrey County
Council in abid to give returning heroes from world war I a chance to
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I walk across some rough land and reach Carshalton Road and walk up this a bit before entering over a stile into the Oaks Farm.</div>
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I cross over 3 stiles one after another and enter a field of Lavender belonging to <a href="http://www.mayfieldlavender.com/">Mayfield Lavender Fields</a>.I
can't describe how wonderful the smell was and can only imagine how
much better it would look when the field was in full flower.<br />
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I cross the road and enter Oaks Park.<br />
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I was doing so well almost finished without getting lost. But then the
signs seemed to disappear and I took a wrong turning somewhere and ended
up a few miles off track. I went pass<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_High_Down"> HM Highdown prison</a> as does the loop only on the wrong side I think.</div>
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<b>HM Prison High Down</b> is a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_security_categories_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prison security categories in the United Kingdom">Category B</a> men's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_prison" title="Local prison">local prison</a>.<br />
High Down Prison was built in the 1990s on the site previously occupied by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banstead" title="Banstead">Banstead</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunatic" title="Lunatic">Lunatic</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychiatric_hospital" title="Psychiatric hospital">Asylum</a>. Banstead Asylum was built in 1877, and held psychiatric patients until its demolition in 1989.<br />
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I eventually found my way to Banstead Station, after a long 12 mile
walk. Only to find I had a 30 minute wait for the train to London
Victoria.<br />
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Myself and my friend set off for Banstead Station, on reaching Victoria
we were told no trains were going to Banstead today due to planned
engineering works.You can tell the Olympics are over,train companies and
TFL are happy to go back to inconveniencing travellers every weekend!!
So we got a train to East Ewell nearby to Banstead.<br />
On leaving East Ewell we took a wrong exit and walked around in a huge
circle,a quick look at the guide book showed we would be missing out on
the Banstead downs and a load of road walking. So I decided I would do
the Downs on the next section and joined the Loop in East Ewell.<br />
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So after some road walking we enter <a href="http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4660">Warren Farm</a> a 53 acre property given to <a href="http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/Pages/default.aspx">The Woodland Trust </a>in 1994 after long arguments about turning it into a housing development. Nice to see another piece of Green London saved.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan reading about stick n flick.
No one likes to see discarded dog waste bags. We are trying to encourage
people to use 'stick and flick' in the forest, If your dog fouls the path in
the forest please use a stick to remove the waste from the path into the
undergrowth where it can break down naturally. If your dog fouls near the
information centre, carparks or other sensitive areas we ask you pick up
the waste and use the normal waste bins provided.<br />
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Now we follow a few concrete paths into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_Park">Non Such Park.</a> It is the last surviving part of the Little Park of Nonsuch, a deer hunting park established by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII of England</a> surrounding the former <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_Palace" title="Nonsuch Palace">Nonsuch Palace</a>. The western regions of the larger adjacent Great Park of Nonsuch, became known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_Park" title="Worcester Park">Worcester Park</a> after the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Somerset,_4th_Earl_of_Worcester" title="Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester">4th Earl of Worcester</a> was appointed Keeper of the Great Park in 1606.<br />
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It was raining light and not too uncomfortable for the time being. We
continue through the Park and into some woods where it was a little more
sheltered from the weather.As you walk through the woods there are
marker stones that mark where The Nonsuch palace once stood.<br />
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We exit the wood to see the low brick walls that enclose a grassy platform which was once the banqueting hall of the Tudor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonsuch_Palace">Nonsuch Palace</a>.This is all that remains on the Palace.</div>
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<b>Nonsuch Palace</b> was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_architecture" title="Tudor architecture">Tudor</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_family" title="Royal family">royal</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace" title="Palace">palace</a>, built by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII_of_England" title="Henry VIII of England">Henry VIII</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey" title="Surrey">Surrey</a>, England; it stood from 1538 to 1682–3.</div>
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Henry VIII never saw the Palace completed and Elizabeth I made more use
of it. Henry VIII had the village of Cuddington destroyed to make way
for the palace,and the Warren Farm were once worked by the medieval
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We now walk down the hill,down to steps to cross the busy A24.Then we
walk on a path beside some houses that leads out onto Church Street.<br />
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I walk past the early Victorian <a href="http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/EwellCastle.html">Ewell Castle</a> which is now a <a href="http://www.ewellcastle.co.uk/">school</a>.<br />
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Opposite is the parish church <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary%27s_Church,_Ewell">St Marys</a>,
that stands amongst trees but all I can see is a tower,the rest of the
medieval church is gone.Replaced by a church built in 1848 further along
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A little further along is Well House built around c1700.Final home of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Glyn">Arthur</a> and Margaret Glyn 1902-1946.He was a banker and also represented the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_London_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29" title="City of London (UK Parliament constituency)">City of London</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_%28UK_Parliament_constituency%29" title="Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry</a>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another amazing home on Church Road</td></tr>
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At the end of Church Road we crossed over to grab a few snacks from a shop before continuing right towards Bourne Hall Park.<br />
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We now reach the grand entrance to <a href="http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/EEBC/Leisure+and+Culture/Bourne+Hall/">Bourne Hall Park</a>.This is what remains of the 1770s mansion.<br />
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As we enter the park by a lake,we can also see a library,museum and coffee bar that looks like a flying saucer has landed.<br />
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We now exit the park and cross a road and I take a picture looking back into Bourne Hall Park.<br />
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Now we are on another path and the rain is getting a lot heavier. We now follow the Hogsmill river.<br />
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Now we turn right across some grass and follow the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogsmill_River">Hogsmill river</a> again.</div>
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A little further up we saw wild parakeets flying about,then we come
across some stepping stones in the Hogsmill. We didn't need to cross
these as the path continues onwards,but the child in us said differently
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We cross the river a few times via means of bridges before leaving for a
bit of road walking. It is doing this period of road walking that we
lose the Loop. due to not being able to use the guide due to high winds
and torrential rain and having to walk with our heads down. So we either
missed the loop signs or there weren't any! So we walked on and end up
near Worcester Park Station. We follow road signs towards Kingston and
eventually cross the A3 via a subway. By now I was very wet,miserable
and disheartened.Why won't this bloody rain let up for a bit! We pass
Fulhams FC Academy and by looking on google maps I see we can rejoin the
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Now after crossing the bridge we are back on track. A short walk through
some open ground and we are back onto road walking walking towards
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We walk down Chiltern drive and past Berryland station,through the
tunnel and onto Lower Marsh Lane and past the sewage works. We walk past
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We eventually enter Kingston, where we lose the Loop again!! But after a bit we are back on track.<br />
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We come across <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Thames_Guildhall">Kingston's Guildhall</a>.</div>
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We cross the road to <a href="http://www.ukattraction.com/london/clattern-bridge.htm">Clattern Bridge</a>.</div>
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Now after seeing The Hogsmill River rise from the springs in Ewell, we see the river reach its end where it joins the Thames.</div>
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The end of todays Route ,Kingston Bridge.</div>
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But we seemed to have missed the Coronation stone,that I really wanted
to see. So after a bit of walking about ,following Dans Navigation
skills still no luck. I had a look and saw it is in the car park of The
Guildhall. So we walked back to there.</div>
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The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Stone">coronation Stone</a> is where seven Saxon Kings were crowned. Starting in the year 900 with <br />
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<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athelstan_of_England" title="Athelstan of England">Athelstan</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_I_of_England" title="Edmund I of England">Edmund I of England</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadred_of_England" title="Eadred of England">Eadred of England</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadwig_of_England" title="Eadwig of England">Eadwig of England</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Martyr" title="Edward the Martyr">Edward the Martyr</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86thelred_the_Unready" title="Æthelred the Unready">Æthelred the Unready</a></li>
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Beyond the Guildhall is the Medieval market place of Kingston and its busy shopping centre.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italianate Market hall of 1840,fronted by a gilded statue of Queen Anne rescued from an earlier town hall.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We now made our way to Kingston Train station, there was a bit of a wait
for a train so we had a drink in Costa Coffee ( A hot chocolate with
cream for me and a Cinnamon Latte for Dan). Much needed to try and warm
us up.After a few trains changes and shivering on platforms we were
home. A very wet and cold 12.2 miles in total.I spent the next day
ironing my guidebook trying to dry it out!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078870827646744784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880543621065581268.post-17707215487943789222012-11-26T10:34:00.001-08:002012-11-26T10:34:32.587-08:00London Loop Hainault to Harold Wood 20th September 2012 <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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I have walked this route many times before so I wasn't going to do it as
a Section of the LOOP as I felt it had walked it already. But I thought
I haven't walk it as a whole and felt I was cheating if I said I'd
walked the whole LOOP if I didn't do this. So I had a bit of time to
spare so I set off to complete this section.<br />
Starting from Hainault I walked along the path and crossed the Hainault Golf Course.<br />
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I now pass across farmland towards <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havering_Country_Park">Havering Country Park</a>.<br />
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Now as I enter Havering Country Park,I take a look back for a awesome
view across to London,being able to pick out landmarks such as The
Shard,The Gherkin,The London Eye and Canary Wharf.<br />
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Then a walk along Wellington Drive.<br />
A wooden barrier marks the entrance and the path rises slowly through an avenue
of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_redwood">Giant Redwood trees</a>, a common Victorian feature of country estates. The
trees were discovered during the Californian Gold rush of 1869 and they became
known as Wellingtonia’s in honour of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Wellington">Duke of Wellington</a>. Their towering
reddish trunks may look impressive but these American immigrants are small
compared to those that grow in their native California.
There, they can reach up to 300 feet high, have a trunk diameter of 35 feet and
live for 3000 years or more. They are the largest living things on Earth.</div>
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I eventually exit of the the park by some delightful houses in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havering-atte-Bower">Havering Atte Bower</a>. </div>
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Edward the Confessor’s Royal Palace
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The route now exits the park and leads to the village
of Havering-atte-Bower.Nothing now
remains of an important royal house that once stood here on the village green.
Edward the Confessor founded a holy retreat here nearly 1000 years ago. Later
William the Conqueror and King John built hunting lodges. Slowly, over the next
600 years, a large Royal Palace
was established, with Charles I being the last monarch to stay here. It fell
into decay and by 1815 there was nothing left. A Victorian flint church stands where
the original chapel once stood and there are riding stables on the site of the
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<span style="color: white;"> This is a water tower built in 1934 by the
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<span style="color: white;">Then by the side of the Water Tower is The Round House..............</span></div>
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Joseph Hardwick Pemberton’s Round House</h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> The Round House, a late C18th oval stuccoed
country villa, was built for William Sheldon, and is said to owe its
unusual shape resembling a tea-caddie to his profession as a successful
tea merchant. From the C18th gentlemen's mansions and parks began to be
built around the old village of Havering-atte-Bower, which had fine
views southwards across the Thames. In the early C20th the house was
occupied by the Revd Joseph Hardwick Pemberton, a famous rose-grower and
President of the National Rose Society. Here he grew and hybridised
roses, including the Alexandra Rose as well as various Musk and Shrub
roses. The adjacent grounds of Roundhouse Farm have the site of a large
kitchen garden, now grassed, enclosed with high brick walls.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">I continue up a hill and come to a field
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<span style="color: white;">After crossing the side of the field was awash with sunflowers,first of many to be seen on the walk.</span></div>
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Pyrgo House, Playground for Princess’s Mary and Elizabeth, daughters of
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At the woodland's edge stands a pair of iron gateposts which
once marked the entrance to the grand residence of Pyrgo. Nothing now remains
of the house save this one rusting sentinel. In the 16th century, Pyrgo played
an important role in determining the royal succession. Henry VIII had seen
little of his second daughter, Elizabeth, since her mother's execution in 1536.
In 1542, Henry VIII met her when he summoned both of his daughters to dine with
him at the ancient house. Henry was impressed by Elizabeth and her sister,
Mary, and decided to reinstate their place in the line of royal succession.
This was confirmed by Parliament in 1544, restoring the sisters to their place
after Edward thus giving England
one of her finest monarchs when Elizabeth
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Then things went wrong for me,not sure how but I had taken the wrong
path and was off route. The farmer drove up to me in his pick-up and
pointed me back to the path. I set off still not certain of the way, I
wandered pass the back of some houses and then across the Tenchpond
Plantations. Lovely pond with some small carp.</div>
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At this point the farmer drove alongside again,I was again off course. I
was directed through his yard and onto Cummings Hall Lane and back on
the loop again. I emerged out by <a href="http://www.sizzlingpubs.co.uk/thebearromford/">The Bear PH</a>. I remember this place, back when I was a kid there was a bear in a cage in the beer garden,long since gone.</div>
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I cross the road into Tees Drive and hust past Priory Road I enter a
small wooded area alongside the Carter Brook that runs alongside Tees
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I emerge cross the road and follow the brook along side Chudleigh road
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I leave the park cross the road and continue following the brook. I then
reach the A12. I manage to cross the busy A12 and follow through some
parkland, pass a dog training centre and into some streets and pass the <a href="http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10262/King_Harold/Harold_Wood">King Harold Pub</a> in Harold Wood.</div>
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I've finally got back to the LOOP. After the school holidays and
Olympics have now finished,kids are back in school and I have the public
transport back! I set off from home travelling to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford,_London">Stratford</a> on the mainline changing onto the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_line">Jubilee line</a> to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_station">Waterloo</a> and then a South West Train to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_upon_Thames">Kingston.</a><br />
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I eventually arrive at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingston_railway_station_%28London%29">Kingston Station</a> and emerge straight into its busy Shopping centre.<br />
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A quick look at the guidebook and I'm off heading down towards <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_Church,_Kingston_upon_Thames">All Saints Church</a> and onto <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thames">The Thames.</a><br />
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Outside the south door of the present building are some
outlines marked by stones, which are all that remain of the Saxon
church and chapel of St Mary. The present church was begun in 1120
under the orders of Henry I and has been developed since then. During
the 14th century, the Norman nave was widened. The chancel and the
chapels of the Holy Trinity to the north and St James to the south were
added during the 15th century. The original high wooden spire on top
of the tower was struck by lightning and almost entirely destroyed in
1445 and was rebuilt in 1505. In 1600, the church was described at
vestry meeting as being "much out of repair and there being a need for a
speedy repair of the same in several places ... to prevent further
damages and inconvenience." The tower was taken down to the level of
the nave and was strengthened and rebuilt in 1708 in brick, with dipped
parapet and pineapple ornaments on the corners.The
chapel of St. Mary, which stood at the south-east of the church, next
to the south chapel of St. James, was pulled down in 1730 after some of
the walls fell, killing the sexton.<br />
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Kingston Bridge was the only crossing of the river between <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge" title="London Bridge">London Bridge</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staines_Bridge" title="Staines Bridge">Staines Bridge</a> until <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putney_Bridge" title="Putney Bridge">Putney Bridge</a> was opened in 1729.This contributed greatly to Kingston's success as a <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval" title="Medieval">medieval</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_town" title="Market town">market town</a>.<br />
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I now cross Kingston Bridge to join the LOOP.<br />
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As you cross the bridge you enter Hampton Wick in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_London">Richmond Upon Thames. </a><br />
The founding and naming of Richmond followed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_dynasty" title="Tudor dynasty">Tudor</a> building of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Palace" title="Richmond Palace">Richmond Palace</a> early in the 16th century. During this era the town was particularly associated with <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I" title="Elizabeth I">Elizabeth I</a>.<br />
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Just across the bridge on a roundabout is the pretty <a href="http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/whiteharthotelsurrey.html?aid=331139&label=innlondoninfo18">White Hart Hotel.</a><br />
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crossing the road around the corner I enter Church Grove and opposite a
Victorian Church I enter through a narrow Iron gate that leads onto a
Horse Chestnut lined avenue,one of the entries to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushy_Park">Bushy Park.</a><br />
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I now go through a big iron deer gate and head across a wide grassy path on Rough acid grassland still grazed by deer.<br />
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Bushy was one of the three parks enclosed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Wolsey">Cardinal Wolsey</a> as part of his <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Court_Palace">Hampton Court </a>Estate and given to <a href="http://king%20henry%20viii/">King Henry VIII</a> along with the Palace.<br />
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I now come across Heron Pond and its various bird life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Egyptian Geese</td></tr>
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I now take a divertion off the loop to see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Fountain,_Bushy_Park">Diana Fountain.</a> The <b>Diana Fountain</b>
is a seventeenth-century statue ensemble and water feature in an
eighteenth-century setting with a surrounding pool and mile long tree
lined vistas. Originally created for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerset_House" title="Somerset House">Somerset House</a>
in the 1630s, and remodelled about 1690, the fountain has stood since
1713 in Bushy Park, and now forms a large traffic island in Chestnut
Avenue.<br />
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During the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Commonwealth" title="English Commonwealth">English Commonwealth</a> ,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell" title="Oliver Cromwell">Oliver Cromwell</a> had the fountain relocated to the privy garden at Hampton Court Palace.<br />
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I now walk back down along Chestnut avenue to get back onto the LOOP.This was originally planned to provide a grand approach to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_william_iii"> King Williams III</a> new north wing of Hampton Court Palace.But the wing was never built.<br />
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Just before the entrance of the Woodland Gardens I heard
a loud bird and a flash of green,my first though was a green
woodpecker but then I thought it sounded more like a squawk and I
looked up to see a wild Parakeet. I managed to get a photograph this
time,though not great as it was so high up in the tree.<br />
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I now enter the beautiful Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park. I would love
to have stayed in Bushy Park all day its beautiful.Maybe a separate day
visit to the park and Hampton Court Palace is needed.<br />
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now exit the gardens onto Cobblers walk,here a tale of the struggle to
save access to our green spaces. Timothy Bennet a shoemaker from Hampton
Wick ,who established a right of way across the park.</div>
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I now get my first sight of Bushy Park's 300 strong herd of red deer.</div>
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Now a little further along I pass the Canal Plantation with <a href="http://www.npl.co.uk/">The National Physical Laboratory</a> behind.The <b>National Physical Laboratory</b> (NPL) is the national <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_standards_laboratory" title="Measurement standards laboratory">measurement standards laboratory</a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, based at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushy_Park" title="Bushy Park">Bushy Park</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddington" title="Teddington">Teddington</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. It is the largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_physics" title="Applied physics">applied physics</a> organisation in the UK.</div>
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Now as I leave the park into <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddington">Teddington</a>
there is a bit of road walking until I cut across a golf course and
back out onto a bit more of road walking until I eventually cross over
the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Crane,_London"> River Crane</a> and drop down into a wild flower meadow that leads down into Crane Park.<br />
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and now under a bridge to follow the River Crane.............<br />
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Here from the 16th century on were gunpowder mills that used the waters
of The Crane to drive their mill-wheels. The powder was ground in small
wooden sheds enclosed by those banks to retain the force of the all too
frequent explosions.<br />
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molten lead into a vat of water,a crude way of forming lead shot. Now
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I now continue through the park and pass a classroom I assume is used by The London wetland Trust.<br />
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I emerge out onto the A314 Hanworth Road,passing some shops and a pub. I
cross the road after some road walking, pass a rough looking council
estate and enter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hounslow_Heath">Hounslow Heath</a>.Immediate
signs of close proximately to the estate, the sty as you enter is
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cans of Stella,got some looks from these and made me feel uneasy,so I
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I exit the heath by the <a href="http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/11/11326/Crown_and_Sceptre/Feltham">Crown & sceptre pub</a> on the A315 Staines Road. I cross the road and continue into <a href="http://www.rurallondon.com/#/donkey-wood/4533095832">Donkey Woo</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=562579133867353788">d.</a><br />
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I cross over a footbridge crossing a millrace...................here
were more gunpowder works and from the drop of the weir ,you can judge
the power of the water that drove the mill.This is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Northumberland%27s_River">Duke of Northumberland's River</a>,cut about 1520 to serve the mills.Whilst the water powered the mills,the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alder">Alder</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow">Willow</a> growing along the banks were used to provide charcoal,an essential ingredient of gunpowder.<br />
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and along the path and eventually come to more high earthworks,more evidence of the gunpowder works.<br />
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Then there is a wooden walkway alongside the river..................<br />
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and then under a bridge showing more signs of being in London still in the forms of graffitti.<br />
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and then out to walk the busy road back to Hatton Cross Train Station,a nice walk about 10 miles in all.<br />
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I decided to do another section of the London Loop and set off from home
for Hatton Cross,a journey that takes 1 and three quarters of an hour.
After leaving the Station at Hatton Cross on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piccadilly_line">Piccadilly line</a>,all
but the end of the line save for Heathrow airport stations. I walked
out of the Great South West Road exit cross the road and along the noisy
A30 with roars of traffic and the noise of jets of planes approaching <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport">Heathrow airport.</a><br />
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I now walked up and down the A30 a few times trying to find the start of
the Loop. This added a mile probably and quite some time.I eventually
found that you have to walk up to the traffic lights turn left and
double back on yourself along a service road.Where I now see a sign
directing me into Crane Bank Water Meadows.<br />
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Again as so many of my other Loop walks I'm walking through mud and
paths that are now streams.Unbelievable that the water companies say we
were in a drought! Its here that I catch my first proper glimpse of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Crane,_London">River Crane</a>.<br />
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lovely as it looked there was still the traffic noise and sound of
jets.I make my way out of the meadows onto Waye Avenue.Its unbelievable
how low the planes are flying over these houses,I don't know how they
put up with it!<br />
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I walk out onto Bath road and across the balustraded Cranford
Bridge.Here was the ford that gave Cranford its name,and the bridge
still proudly carries the shield of the bygone Middlesex borough.<br />
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I now go through an arch into Berkeley meadows,with the River Crane running to my right.<br />
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right and walk to a corner where I see a sign pointing me back into some
woods.I cross a stream by means of some log stepping stones.<br />
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I exit out into a glorious meadow full of wild flowers and follow through alongside The river Crane to my right.<br />
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I walk over to<a href="http://www.saintdunstan.org.uk/section/4"> St Dunstan's Church</a>,a
15th century tower made of flint with a later added top story of
brick,and a whole nave rebuilt of brick after a fire in1710.It shame the
church is currently covered by scaffolding.</div>
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During the reign of Edward the Confessor the Manor was owned by Turstan, the King's Thane.</div>
It later passed to John de Cranford, who passed it to the Order of the Knights Templars.<br />
When the Knights Templars were abolished the Manor and Parish were
vested in the Crown until 1310, when it was passed to the Knights
Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem.<br />
The records tell us that Bishop Roger of Lichfield presented a priest
to the living in 1363. However, by 1365 the Abbot and Convent of Thame
(near Oxford) were in possession of the Advowson.<br />
With the dissolution of Religious Houses by Henry VIII, the Manor and
Advowson were given by the King to his friend, Henry, Lord Windsor,
whose family help possession until 1604.<br />
In 1604 the estate was purchased by Sir Roger Aston, gentleman of the
bed chamber and confidential minister of James VI of Scotland. Upon the
death of Sir Roger, with no surviving male heir, the estate was
acquired, in 1618, by Elizabeth Lady Berkeley. It remains a living of
the Berkeley family today. <br />
From the surviving records and documents we can safely assume that a
church has stood upon the present site of St Dunstan's from Saxon times
(7/8th Century). The earliest known reference is to be found in Sir
Montague Sharpe's edition of "Middlesex in British, Roman and Saxon
Times", in which he mentions the church at Cranford as one of
those built upon the site of a compita, or 'little chapel', which
usually stood at the cross-roads, and where the Romans offered
sacrifices to their rurual gods twice a year.<br />
When Pope Gregory I sent St Augustine and his missionary priests to
Britain he directed them to "utilize the sacred places of the Pagans
for the service of the true God, and to adapt them to the uses of the
Christian Church."<br />
St Dunstan's is also mentioned in the Domesday Book, as is the fact
that a virgate of land (about 30 acres) was held for the maintenance of
the priest who served at the church prior to the Norman conquest.<br />
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In the corner of the churchyard as you turn right from the entrance there is a plaque commentating the comic and actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hancock">Tony Hancock</a>. He was well known for his Hancock's half hour. His mothers and his ashes were scattered here in the churchyard.</div>
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now make my way over to the corner of a 18th century ha-ha,a sunken wall
and ditch that separated the gardens of the Earl of Berkeleys mansion
from his 1000 acre park. The estate was bought by the Berkeleys in
1618,but the house became a ruin after their leaving in 1918 ans was
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Through a gate I come to the stable block of red brick and a cobbled yard. Here was the headquarters of the Berkeley Hunt.</div>
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to into the woodland of Dog Kennel covert.I exit near to the Crane Pub
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Union Canal and then down a huge ramped way that eventually takes me
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Grey Heron</td></tr>
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As
I walk along the canal I smell a strong smell of ground coffee,I
realise that I'm walking pass the Nestle factory makers of Nescafe
coffee.</div>
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I now leave the canal path to walk through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockley_Park">Stockley park.</a></div>
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I
now make my way onto the Business estate of Stockley Park,home to
corporate giants like Sharp,Toshiba,Apple,Marks & Spencers etc....</div>
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It is a perfectly managed park with manicured lawns,lakes and waterfalls. Shame all business parks aren't as nice as this!</div>
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Stockley
Park was built upon a tip that was used by Londoners who would load
barges on the canal and come to tip the industrial and private waste
from West London. Top soil was added to the site to cover the waste and
the modern offices were built on top.</div>
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After
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and then left onto Horton Bridge Road passing the Brickmakers Arms a
reminder of the past industry in the area.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Female Mallard and her young</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The turn off for West Drayton Train Station if you wish to cut the walk short.</td></tr>
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I now take a criss cross metal bridge across the canal at Cowley Peachy junction to follow the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slough_Arm">Slough arm</a> of the canal for a while.</div>
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This
5 mile stretch of canal was virtually the last canal to be built in
this country.Back in 1882 it was needed to transport London's demand for
bricks from the brick fields around Langley.</div>
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I now meet the Swan and Bottle Pub where I started my last walk.I leave the canal here to walk to Uxbridge Tube station.</div>
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I stopped off by the <a href="http://stmargaretsuxbridge.org/">St Margarets Church</a> in Uxbridge again.</div>
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Firstly I apologise now for the amount of photos on this blog, this section was so lovely I couldn't resist it.<br />
On the 18th May 2012 I set off from home for Uxbridge Underground Station on the end of the Metropolitan line.<br />
On leaving the station I walk out onto the high street where I see the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge,_London,_England">Market House</a> of 1788 and the local parish church.<br />
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I walk along the high street cross Harefield Road and see a <span class="hasCaption">Jacobean gabled end <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_and_Treaty">Crown and Treaty Pub.</a> Here
on the road to Oxford was the logical place for the commissioners of
Charles I and Parliament to meet in 1645 to try and negotiate a treaty.
After 20 days of debate they parted,with no treaty agreed and around
1800 what remained of the treaty house was converted into what you see
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<span class="hasCaption"> I now cross a bridge over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Union_Canal">Grand Union Canal</a> by the <a href="http://www.chefandbrewer.com/pub/swan-and-bottle-uxbridge/c4628/">Swan and Bottle Pub</a> and down onto the canal path to join the London Loop.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption"> I now walk along the canal making my way up to Uxbridge Lock.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Moorhen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A horse Chestnut lined tow path</td></tr>
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<span class="hasCaption">As I approached Uxbridge Lock I saw two narrow boats from a <a href="http://www.bclm.co.uk/">Black Country Living Museum</a> it would appear from the adverts on them.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uxbridge Lock</td></tr>
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<span class="hasCaption">These locks were built wide enough for two
narrow boats to squeeze in,side by side, and in the days of commercial
traffic they were worked in pairs in this way. The powered boat would
tow the unpowered 'butty' behind.</span><br />
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I spoke to a man at the lock and asked how long it took for the lock to
fill,he said about 10 minutes. I thought that must take a while to
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<span class="hasCaption">Some way after the lock I cross the canal via a
bridge numbered 182 and then there no signs indicating which path to
take, I take the worng path passing the lakes until I reached the golf
course.The whole area was flooded and bog like! Thankfully my boots
didn't leak. I doubled back to the correct path and addeda mile to my
walk.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">Now back on the track I walk up to a majestic greta skew bridge of dark brick, a Railway viaduct.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">Now with the canal beside me and a lake with a
sailing club to my right I continue along the path to a marina full of
colourful narrow boats.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Speed_2">HS2</a>(High speed train track) is going to rip right through many tranquil spots!</td></tr>
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<span class="hasCaption">The path now turns through some woodland where
an old boat has been pulled up into and trees and other vegetation is
now growing through its rotting body.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">The path leaves the wood and a very short piece
of road walking before crossing over the canal again and joining the
towpath again by the <a href="http://thehorseandbargeharefield.co.uk/">Horse and Barge Pub</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="hasCaption">I walk under the bridge I'd just crossed and up
to a lock, where I meet up with the narrow boats from earlier. They are
travelling at slower than my walking speed. Must take some time to
travel from London to Birmingham!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful buttercup meadow just before Black Jacks Lock.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span class="hasCaption">I now reach Black Jacks Lock and Mill. </span>Black Jack's Mill is a Victorian property on the bank of the Grand Union Canal,
and there has been a mill on site since being recorded in the Domesday Book.
For many years there was a well-regarded restaurant in the adjacent building,
but this had closed by June 2006 and is now a private house, Mill Cottage.
The main house itself is a luxury bed and breakfast.The former Victorian mill is named after a slave who worked there and
delivered the flour ground there by donkey and cart.<br />
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<i>Doctor Who,The Doctor and Ace at a pub was filmed at this location.</i><br />
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I now pass an elaborate weir carries the waters of the Colne leaving the canal.<br />
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I now reach the spot that was once the Fisheries Inn now renamed the <a href="http://www.vintageinn.co.uk/thecoycarpharefielduxbridge/">Coy Carp PH</a>
and the spot long known as copper mill. The big mills here were
converted in the early 19th century from paper to the making of copper
sheeting.Its prime use was protection of ship hulls from the dreaded
marine worm,legend has it that the copper orb on <a href="http://www.stpauls.co.uk/">St Pauls Cathedral</a> came from here.<br />
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I now enter the borough of Hillingdon.<br />
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And finally into the beautiful Park wood,big contrast to the canal scenes.<br />
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After leaving the woods I turn left and across the road is a children's centre that clearly once upon a time was The Plough pub!<br />
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After leaving the farm fields I turn right onto Harefield road and up to the <a href="http://www.pinnaclepub.co.uk/">Rose and Crown PH</a>.<br />
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I cross the road opposite the pub and cross Woodcock Hill towards Bishops Wood Country Park.<br />
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I cross the road opposite <a href="http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/44/4429/Ye_Olde_Greene_Manne/Batchworth_Heath">The Olde Greene Manne PH.</a> I turn right and follow the road to the Prince of Wales PH. Where I cross the road and into another wood.<br />
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I then walk through an estate thats an conservation area and eventually
to the wood that runs alongside the golf course at Moor Park where I
started my last walk.<br />
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I emerge at Moor Park Station for the journey home.About 11 and a half miles in total....I loved this walk!<br />
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I arrived at Moor Park tube station on the Metropolitan Line to complete
another section of the London LOOP. I left the station and immediately
there's a sign for the LOOP.12 miles in total.<br />
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Walking through a wood alongside <a href="http://www.sandylodge.co.uk/">Sandy Lodge Golf course</a>.<br />
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After leaving the wood I walk over the gold course,after some confusing
signs I am walking along the course off course. Some kind golfer stopped
and walked over to point me in the right direction. So I cut across the
course and am now back on track.<br />
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After leaving the golf course onto Sandy Lodge Lane I have a view across to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colne_Valley">Colne Valley.</a><br />
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Now after a short walk along the lane,I cross the road onto a path into Big Wood.Several sightings of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_woodpeckers">Green Woodpeckers</a>,while not exactly a rare bird ,they are a lovely bird all the same.<br />
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I leave the open area to what appears to be a council estate,a small bit of road walking before entering <a href="http://www.threerivers.gov.uk/Default.aspx/Web/LocalNatureReserves">Oxhey Woods</a>.<br />
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While walking through the woods, two <a href="http://www.eurofighter.com/">Eurofighter jets</a> flew over from a nearby RAF base I assume.First time I've seen them.<br />
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On exiting Oxhey woods I come to early 18th century Pinnerwood house,home once upon a time to author <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bulwer-Lytton,_1st_Earl_of_Lytton">Edward Bulwer Lytton</a> in the 1830's.<br />
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Then there was some walking across wet and muddy fields near to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_End">Hatch End</a> and with views to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wembley">Wembley</a> where the FA cup final was being played today Chelsea V Liverpool.<br />
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The path follows the railway line and then exits out onto a road where I cross the line by a bridge.<br />
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Then more road walking along a busy road as far a busy T-junction where I
cross and walk along a path that leads me onto another golf course(<a href="http://www.club-noticeboard.co.uk/grimsdyke/">Grim's Dyke Golf course</a>).<br />
After leaving the golf course I came upon Grims Dyke.<br />
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Once it could be traced for miles,but this is the only substantial
stretch remaining where it can be seen as a ditch and a bank.It probably
marked a boundary, and excavations suggest a date of around 100AD.<br />
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Now I come to GrimsDyke House,designed by Norman Shaw in 1872 in Tudor style,which in 1890 was bought by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert">W.S Gilbert</a>,literally half of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert">Gilbert and Sullivan.</a><br />
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Gilbert lived there for the last two decades of his life. He died while
attempting to save a girl from drowning in his lake. Lady Gilbert lived
there until her death in 1936. The statue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England" title="Charles II of England">Charles II</a> now found in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soho_Square" title="Soho Square">Soho Square</a> stood on the property from about 1880 to 1938. The house was then used as a rehabilitation centre until 1963.
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From 1963, the house was used mainly as a location for films and television including <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futtocks_End" title="Futtocks End">Futtocks End</a></i> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Barker" title="Ronnie Barker">Ronnie Barker</a>.
It was converted into Grim's Dyke Hotel in 1970 but continues to be
used as a film location. Most of the lands have been separated from the
hotel.<br />
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On 29 May 1911 Gilbert had arranged to give a swimming lesson in the lake to two local girls,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-19"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Winifred Isabel Emery (1890–1972), a teacher<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-20"><span> </span><span></span></a></sup>and niece of the actors <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Maude" title="Cyril Maude">Cyril Maude</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred_Emery" title="Winifred Emery">Winifred Emery</a>,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-21"><span></span><span></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Dark_22-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-Dark-22"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>and her 17-year-old pupil <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Vivian_Preece" title="Ruby Vivian Preece">Ruby Vivian Preece</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-23"><span></span><span></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-24"><span></span><span></span></a></sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-25"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>The three arrived at the lake at about 4 pm that day. In 1923, Winifred
Isabel Emery related to Gilbert's biographers her recollection of what
happened on that day:<br />
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Sir William Gilbert was teaching me to swim, and he invited me and a
pupil of mine [Ruby Preece] to Grim's Dyke on May 29th. We met him at
Harrow Station and motored to Grim's Dyke and went straight to the
bathing pool. My pupil and I were in the water before Sir William had
made an appearance. It was a very hot day, but the water struck very
cold. My pupil was a much better swimmer than I, and soon outdistanced
me. We were both unaware that the lake was very deep further out, and
presently she shrieked out "Oh, Miss Emery, I am drowning!" I called Sir
William, who was on the steps, and he called out to her not to be
frightened, and that he was coming. He swam out to her very quickly, and
I heard him say: "Put your hands on my shoulder and don't struggle."
This she did, but almost immediately she called out that he had sunk
under her and had not come up. We both called to him, but got no answer.
I tried to reach them, but got out of my depth and could do nothing but
call for help. My pupil managed to struggle to the bank, and presently
the gardener came and got out a boat, but it seemed a long time before
they recovered the body.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Dark_22-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-Dark-22"><span></span><span></span></a></sup><br />
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At the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coroner" title="Coroner">coroner</a>'s
inquest, Preece stated, "I found that I could not stand and called out
and Sir William swam to me. I put my hand on his shoulder and I felt him
suddenly sink. I thought he would come up again. My feet were on the
mud then. Miss Emery called for help and the gardeners came with the
boat." Gilbert had "died instantly of the heart attack".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-26"><span></span><span></span></a></sup> Once his body was recovered, it was laid out in the billiard room (now the hotel's restaurant) at Grim's Dyke.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grim%27s_Dyke#cite_note-27"><span></span><span></span></a></sup>The family doctor, Dr W.W. Shackleton, and Dr Daniel Wilson of Bushey
Heath Cottage Hospital, later certified that Gilbert had died at about
4.20 pm that afternoon of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncope_%28medicine%29" title="Syncope (medicine)">syncope</a>
(heart failure) brought on by excessive exertion. The coroner's jury,
also meeting in the billiard room at Grim's Dyke two days later, on 31
May 1911, recorded a verdict of accidental death.<br />
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A little further is<a href="http://www.mcmanuspub.co.uk/index.php?page=the-case-is-altered-home"> The Case is Altered Public House</a>.Most
pubs with this name trace it to a licensing decision by local
magistrates,but this one prefers the Spanish version-a corruption of
casa alta,or high house.<br />
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<br />The path crosses back across the road into the<a href="http://www.visitlondon.com/attractions/detail/3901556-harrow-weald-common"> Harrow Weald Common</a>.<br />
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I cross the road after a bit of walk to cross over to<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentley_Priory"> Bentley Priory</a> open space.<br />
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To my left runs a double barbed wire fence with security lights,even a pillbox.<br />
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Bentley Priory is still <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bentley_Priory">RAF property</a>,proud of the part it played in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain">Battle of Britain</a>.I saw a little of the massive Victorian house and a glimpse of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italianate_architecture">Italianate tower</a>.<br />
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Moving on through Bentley priory I took a few more pictures.<br />
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Then out onto an estate,a rather posher estate the earlier one I had walked through.<br />
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I cross the main road onto Warren Lane through some woods,back across the road and along a lake<br />
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I now come to a sign that shows the loop going in two directions, One is
showing the way to cut the walk short and you could leave at Stanmore
Station. Just down this way are the ponds known as Caesars ponds,going
by the theory that the Romans dug them.<br />
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I now follow the path out onto a road and came to a junction where the
road splits three ways. Again Harrow council are poor and there is no
sign pointing the way. Thankfully I took the right way after consulting
the map.I take a path that runs past <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italianate_architecture">The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital</a>.<br />
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It runs out into a very wet and muddy field with long grass. It runs
down to a corner where I can walk under the M1 motorway via a road
tunnel and out to a roundabout, where I do some more road walking past
an industrial estate and eventually past <a href="http://www.mcmullens.co.uk/fishery">The Fishery Pub</a> where I cross the road into <a href="http://www.aldenhamcountrypark.co.uk/">Aldenham Country Park</a>.<br />
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I follow the path alongside Aldenham Reservoir and the sailing club.<br />
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I take a rough drive up to a road that I cross on a stile oppositte.The
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In this field there were so many paths going off in different
directions,again no signs to confirm which I should be on.Luckily I
chose the right path again.I come out onto a road in Elstree and a few
more paths before I arrive back at Elstree/Borehamwood Station for the
Journey Home.<br />
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.I get a fast train that stops at West Hampstead and <a href="http://stpancras.com/">St Pancras Station</a> only,that saved some time. My first time in St Pancras so I had a quick look about before catching the tube.<br />
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I decided to set off to do another section of The London LOOP after a few weeks of heavy rain. I made my way to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elstree_%26_Borehamwood_railway_station">Elstree/Borehamwood Rail Station</a> to begin the walk. This walk of the LOOP has the most road walking so far.<br />
After leaving the station and crossing back over the line,I turn left after the petrol station onto Deacons Hill Road.<br />
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At the top of the hill I turned left onto Barnet Lane.<br />
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A little further up were two ventilation shafts for the Midland Mainline railway
passing through Deacons Hill.<br />
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I eventually leave the road and walk through <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratchwood">Scratchwood Nature Reserve</a>.
Scratchwood gave its name to the M1 services and so
this section of the walk was accompanied by the constant rumble of traffic on
the motorway 500 metres away.<br />
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The water was running off the hills and the paths became streams!<br />
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After leaving a muddy and water logged Scratchwood I now have a long
walk along the A1(T) to cross under it via a subway and then back along
the A1(T). If it hadn't had a high central reservation fencing I'd been
tempted to run across!<br />
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After a long walk along the A1(T) we enter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat_Mount_Open_Space_and_Mote_End_Farm">Moat Mount Open Space</a>.<br />
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Once both Scratchwood and Moat Mount were part of one big shooting
estate and the conifer belts encouraged the game birds to fly high.<br />
This was also the location of Moat Mount House landscaped in the 19th Century with some exotic plantings,including Wellingtonia.<br />
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Crossing more paths and flooded fields. My boots waterproofing was well tested.<br />
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After a walk, I came out onto Hendon Wood Lane, full of posh looking houses,obviously a well to do area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonder how much this place would be??</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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After more road walking along Hendon Wood Lane, we then enter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totteridge_Fields">Totteridge Fields</a>,managed by London Wildlife Trust.<br />
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Now following the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1241229511">Dollis Broo</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollis_Brook">k</a>,which had burst its banks and the whole fields surrounding it were waterlogged.<br />
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And suddenly we are on the edge of Barnet.More road walking that takes me past <a href="http://www.barnetfc.com/page/Welcome">Barnet Football Club</a>.<br />
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A short way after I came to a t junction the LOOP goes left for those
who want to cut short the walk and go to High Barnet Station. I turned
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Along potters Lane we turn into a field that runs next to High Barnet Tube Station.<br />
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Now we cross into King Georges Fields.This hillside of open fields and
old hedgerows was acquired as open space in the early 1930s to celebrate
the reign of King George V.<br />
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I turned around with views back to London. On a clear day you can see to the QEII Bridge and the
North Downs.<br />
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At the top of the hill I came to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadley_Green">Hadley Green</a>.Here at the highest point along the Great North road,is the likely location for the decisive <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barnet">Battle of Barnet</a> on Easter Sunday 1471,when Warwick the Kingmaker was slain and his cause lost in the mist.<br />
The <b>Battle of Barnet</b> was a decisive engagement in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses" title="Wars of the Roses">Wars of the Roses</a>, a dynastic conflict of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="England in the Middle Ages">15th-century England</a>. The military action, along with the subsequent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tewkesbury" title="Battle of Tewkesbury">Battle of Tewkesbury</a>, secured the throne for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_IV_of_England" title="Edward IV of England">Edward IV</a>.<br />
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Then along the road I saw <a href="http://www.british-towns.net/hotels/hotel_selected.asp?GetHID=2105">Hadley House</a>,a one time Manor House.<br />
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A few houses along is the 18th century Livingstone cottage. Where the famous explorer <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1241229536">David Livingston</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Livingstone">e</a> lived briefly in the 1850s on returning from his first African trip.<br />
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Just around the corner are the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Wilbraham">Sir Roger Wilbraham</a>s Almshouses,a low run of mellow brick,founded here in 1612 for six decayed housekeepers.<br />
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Following the road round I came upon <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monken_Hadley#Parish_church">Church of St Mary the Virgin,Monken Hadley</a>.
Upon the tower is a beacon sometimes called the Armada beacon,but more
likely to have been set there by the monks of Hadley. to guide
travellers over the wilds of Enfield Chase.(The village was owned by the
monastery of Walden,Essex through the middle ages.)<br />
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Now as I venture through the white gates I am entering Chase
Country.Here was once a great Royal hunting forest,stretching out to
Potter Bar,with few residents except for some 3000 deer.Queen Elizabeth
and other monarchs hunted here,but fashions changed and Enfield Chase
became a neglected wilderness.George III finally gave in to demands and
in 1777 an act of Enclosure saw the Chase parcelled off.Some was
sold,but Hadley folk claimed grazing rights and managed to get 240 acres
for their common.<br />
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Following along a sunken path I come upon Beech Hill Lake,the locals
still call it Jacks lake.After Charles Jack created it around 1880 as a
feature in the grounds of his Beech Hill House.<br />
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Now after exiting the woods I come to the <a href="http://www.cockanddragon-cockfosters.co.uk/">Cock and Dragon pub</a>.From here I took a wrong turn and added about half a mile to the walk.<br />
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Back on the right track I pass yet another football club,obviously non league.<br />
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I now pass <a href="http://www.cockfosters.org.uk/">Christ Church</a> in Cockfosters before joining the road and crossing over to Cockfosters Tube Station.<br />
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11 miles in all,tired and very muddy I headed off home.
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I set off with my dog Ben for Cockfosters travelling from Romford Train
station to Stratford onto central line to Holborn and the onto the
Piccadilly line to Cockfosters. This will be the last London LOOP trip
for Ben. After the hassle I had with him on the transport system.
Firstly he was scared of the trains and ended up almost sitting on
strangers laps and the worst was when we got off at Holborn we came
across an escalator that Ben had no intention on getting on,I got on and
Ben pulled back, still attached to him by the lead I was frantically
trying to run back up the escalator.I tried picking him up but he was
heavy and was thrashing about. In the end I let the crowds pass and a
man helped push him on while I pulled him on.Thankfully Cockfosters was
above ground and had no escalators!<br />
We left Cockfosters Station and missed the start of the Loop,we walked
up Cockfosters Road for a bit and entered Trent Park and quickly found
The LOOP.<br />
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We walked through the Park passed a lake to our right and then passed a cafe where we picked up signs for the LOOP.<br />
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After leaving Oak wood, which funny enough is mostly Birch we enter <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfield_Chase">Enfield Chase</a>
and past two lakes.When Enfield Chase was parcelled off,George III gave
200 acres here to his favourite physician,Dr Richard Webb as a thank
you gesture for saving the life of his brother the Duke of Gloucester,at
Trento in the Tyol.Subsequent owners included Sir Phillip Sassoon who
enlarged the estate the house and its gardens. The house has seen many
uses including as an interrogation centre for enemy airmen in world war
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I now divert from the path up a steep hill to the Obelisk,with the inscription:
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<i>To the memory of the birth<br />
of George Grey Earl of Harold<br />
son of Henry and Sophia<br />
Duke & Dutchess of Kent.</i></div>
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A contender for the site of Arthur’s legendary Court, is in North London, at the far end of the Piccadilly Line.
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Yes, I know it sounds rather far-fetched, but all the evidence
(and there is plenty of it) indicates that a real Camelot once existed
at the very centre of Enfield Chase, the Royal Hunting Ground of the
Plantagenet Kings. <br />
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Today it is still there, hidden in woods on the fringe of Trent Country Park, and known as Camlet Moat.<br />
Archaeological
digs have been conducted, back in the 1880s and again in 1923 and some
interesting finds were unearthed. They suggest a substantial structure
with stone walls over five and a half feet thick, a massive drawbridge
38ft long and a subterranean dungeon. Sounds like a castle, doesn’t it?
Smaller relics from the Roman period suggest the site is originally of
impressive antiquity.<br />
Most local historians have not made the
Camelot connection because they seem to have decided that the name was
simply inspired by the Arthurian legends. Rather a hasty conclusion
since facts don’t bear it out.<br />
The earliest mention of the
Camelot name here dates from 1439, when, ironically, Camelot Manor was
demolished. That’s forty years before Mallory’s Morte D’Arthur was
printed. Local folklore tells us the name dates back a further three
hundred years to the time of William the Conqueror, which is nearly a
hundred years before the name Camelot first appeared in Chretien de
Troyes Arthurian Romances in 1170.<br />
To top them all, at least one leading expert on the etymology of
local place names is on record as stating that the name Camelot here is
“indisputably of Celtic origin.”<br />
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That places it over a two
thousand years old, at the very least, and more than a thousand years
before the mediaeval Dan Browns started writing about any kind of
Camelot.<br />
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It is therefore likely the name came from the place itself, so this could be a real Camelot, not a mythical one.<br />
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Its
lengthy connections to Royalty mean it may even been a location used
by, or at least known to, a real warrior King of the ancient Britons.
Whether it was ever used by King Arthur, is open to debate, but it is
certainly a possibility.<br />
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The site also has some intriguing
associations with the Grail Legends and is as much a place of magic and
mystery as the mythical Camelot.<br />
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A cross bearing the name of King
Arthur was found nearby and a map drawn by a prominent member of an
occult “secret society” shows Camelot at this location rather than the
more accepted sites, like Tintagel, Cadbury Castle or Camulodunum.<br />
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It
has a Holy Well, where apparitions of a Guinevere-like “White Lady” or
“Grail Maiden” have been reported and it is regarded as a place of
healing, vision and inspiration by many visitors.<br />
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The mystical
atmosphere here may be fuelled by the fact that it is a crossing point
of many ley energy lines and was one of the first sites that triggered
the Earthstars discovery – an amazing pattern of sacred geometry linking
many of London’s most ancient sacred sites.<br />
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Now walking out of Enfield Chase and onto Hadley Road ,there is a view
back to the Obeslisk before descending down into the valley.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from Hadley Road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View into the Valley</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The path now follows Salmons Brook,which we cross over by a bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing Salmon's Brook</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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We now follow the path up towards The Ancient <a href="http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/Ridgeway/">Ridgeway.</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up towards Botany Bay.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I now arrive at the top of the hill by The Ridgeway and stop for a drink
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We now enter Brooke Wood, planted in 1991 in memory of Councillor Roger
Brooke -This isn't shown on The OS Map. After exiting the wood there are views across to London.<br />
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Now I exit onto The Ridgeway by the <a href="http://www.royal-chace.com/">Royal Chace Hotel.</a><br />
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We cross the road and down a lane that leads the source of shooting we can hear at <a href="http://www.rectoryfarmclayshoot.co.uk/">Rectory Farm</a>,apparently clay pigeon shooting for £27. Then round to The Red house.<br />
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Crossing over Turkey Brook we now pass The Red House.<br />
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The path lead under the railway track and turns left up a road for a bit,before entering a wood.<br />
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The path exits the wood and down into <a href="http://www.hillyfields.info/">Hilly Fields Park</a> and crosses the Turkey Brook.</div>
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Ben was quick across the bridge and straight into the water for a chance to cool down.<br />
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The path follows the brook. Further along I heard a bird call I didn't
recognise, looking up I got to see my first ever wild Parakeet,shame I
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical you wait all day for a bench and eight come along at once!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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You now cross Clay Hill Road by the <a href="http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/rose-and-crown/2520">Rose and Crown pub</a> before continuing following the Turkey Brook.<br />
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The Rose and Crown has an interesting history as it was once owned by a
Mr. Nott, who was Dick Turpin's grandfather. Dick Turpin being one of
England's most notorious Highwaymen. On the wall of the Rose and Crown,
between the second window from the bridge and the original doorway there
is an iron ring where it is possible that Dick Turpin tied up his horse
"Black Bess".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A wren by Turkey Brook.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood Anemone by Turkey Brook.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Ben then found a friend to play with and was straight in the river to play.<br />
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Thankfully Ben didn't choose to go into the lake beside the brook!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was probably the fish pond of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsyng_Palace">Elsynge House</a>,a fashionable address in Elizabethan times.</td></tr>
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A little further along I got to see my first Mandarin duck on the Brook.<br />
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We now exit by a road and cross to continue the LOOP.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maidens Bridge</td></tr>
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We follow along and I can't help to notice we must be nearing Enfield as signs of industry became apparent.<br />
We cross the A10 via means of a foot bridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the A10</td></tr>
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Again along a pathway that leads out onto a road and past The Turkey PH.
Thankfully I had my guide as no signs were present showing the way. The
first of many non exsistant signs. Enfield Borough seem pretty poor at
the sign-age<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Turkey PH</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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.Afer following the Turkey brook, I came to the end of the road and
again , I took a wrong turn that added about 3 to 4 miles to my walk. To
add to this the walk through Enfield was far from pleasant.<br />
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I came to Enfield Lock Station where I got back on the LOOP and followed this back down to the Brook.<br />
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I crossed another busy road by a footbridge and down to Enfield Lock itself.<br />
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Now either I was getting very tired or there were no signs but again I
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Now I was back on the right path at last,making my way alongside King Georges Reservoir which you can not see at this point.<br />
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I came across a sign Chingford Station 3 miles, which cheered me up as I
was tired by this point,after walking half a mile another sign said
Chingford Station 3 and a half miles!!! How can this be :0<br />
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After a mile the path comes out into a road and then crosses the road
where after a hill climb I get the views back to King George Reservoir.<br />
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The path emerges by Carrolls Farm where I took a nice picture of a cottage by a pond.<br />
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I now follow a road for a bit until I turn right up to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilwell_Park">Gilwell Park</a>. <br />
<b>Gilwell Park</b> is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campsite" title="Campsite">camp site</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Activity_Centre" title="Scout Activity Centre">activity centre</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouting" title="Scouting">Scouting</a> groups, as well as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training" title="Training">training</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_centre" title="Conference centre">conference centre</a> for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Leader" title="Scout Leader">Scout Leaders</a>. The 44 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hectare" title="Hectare">hectare</a> (109 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acre" title="Acre">acre</a>) site is in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewardstonebury" title="Sewardstonebury">Sewardstonebury</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epping_Forest_%28district%29" title="Epping Forest (district)">Epping Forest</a>, close to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chingford" title="Chingford">Chingford</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<br />
In the late <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> the area was farm, growing to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair towards 1900. It was bought in 1919 by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_Commissioner" title="Scout Commissioner">Scout Commissioner</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Bois_Maclaren" title="William de Bois Maclaren">William de Bois Maclaren</a> and given to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Association" title="The Scout Association">the Scout Association</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> to provide camping to London Scouts, and training for Scouters.<br />
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Now the path follows through a wooded path until I reach a meadow with lovely views.<br />
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After leaving the meadow along a road I am on the home straight to Chingford Station.<br />
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I emerge where I left off on a previous walk by the Queen Elizabeth
Hunting Lodge, and up to Chingford Station to get the bus home.<br />
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A total of 17.5 miles for the day.......Scorching hot day in March, I
even managed to get sunburnt a bit. Who'd have thought that possible in
March!
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On Thursday the 22nd of March 2012 I left home and caught a 165 bus from
The Brewery ,Romford to Rainham. This bus goes just about everywhere
and took about 40 ish minutes to get to the War memorial in Rainham. I
eventually got off the bus and walked down to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Helen_and_St_Giles">Church of St Helen and St Giles</a>, the oldest building in Havering being Norman. The church retains many of its original features, for example the round-headed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch" title="Arch">arches</a>. It was founded by <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Lucy" title="Richard de Lucy">Richard de Lucy</a>, the son-in-law of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_II_of_England" title="Henry II of England">Henry II of England</a>.
de Lucy was also one of the instigators of the assassination of Thomas
Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1170. Construction of the
church took place between 1160 and 1170. The church was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_restoration" title="Victorian restoration">restored</a>
during the period of 1893–1906, using donations from the Freemasons,
yet it is still thought to closely resemble its original condition.The
broad stumpy tower has little slits of Norman windows,a tiny Norman
doorway can still be seen in the chancel wall and much of the stonework
is black with age.<br />
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From here I crossed the road to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainham_War_Memorial">Rainham War Memorial</a> which commemorates the fallen of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<br />
The Rainham War Memorial was added to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Heritage_List_for_England" title="National Heritage List for England">National Heritage List for England</a> on 25 March 2002 as a Grade II <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_building" title="Listed building">listed structure</a>.<br />
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Now my London Loop Book printed in 2006 has the route going along loads
of roads before joining Hornchurch Country park.But Ive come across an
entrance to <a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/ingrebourne">Ingrebourne Hill </a>country
Park. Now I was pretty sure this would join up with Hornchurch Country
park and would get me off the road. I'm so glad I did not only did it go
my direction but I have found a great park and a mountain bike track!!<br />
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Further along the lane I passed another lake in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornchurch_Country_Park">Hornchurch Country Park</a>. The former site of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Hornchurch" title="RAF Hornchurch">Hornchurch Airfield. The </a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Ingrebourne" title="River Ingrebourne">River Ingrebourne</a> passes through the park and if forms part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_Chase" title="Thames Chase">Thames Chase Community Forest</a>. </div>
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come across a pill box the first of many, the area was used as an
airfield in the First and Second World Wars, with the Royal Flying
Corps defending London from Zeppelins and the Spitfires of RAF
Hornchurch playing an important role in the Battle of Britain.</div>
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I set off from home walking half mile to the bus stop to get the 247 bus
to Hainault Forest. I planned to continue with walking the <a href="http://www.walklondon.org.uk/route.asp?R=5">London Loop</a>
having already completing section 24 (Purfleet to Rainham). I still
have section 23,22 and 21 to do having missed these but will go back and
complete these soon before continuing in reverse order from 18 etc... I
started at Hainault Forest as an earlier walk on here covers part of
section 21 and 20.Route 20 is supposed to start at Havering Atte Bower.<br />
I got off the bus at Hainault Forest where it was still very foggy. Once
I'd started walking I first found out how wet and muddy the ground was
and wished I'd worn my boots as the water seeped through the fabric and I
had wet socks for the day and secondly that my cameras batteries were
dead and had to make do with the mobile phones camera for the day.<br />
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In 1130 when much of Essex was woodland, Henry I, son
of William the Conquer, designated this area The Royal Forest of Essex.
It was used exclusively for the kingly sport of hunting. Hainault Forest
Country Park is a surviving fragment of that vast verdant landscape as
in 1851 Parliament gave its consent to land being drained and fenced and
100,000 trees were felled. Fortunately, Hainault Forest has now been
designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest<br />
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I walked through long wet grass through the country park before
crossing the road into Chigwell Row Wood.Surprisingly I have never set
foot in here before and will come back another day to look around the
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this point and made a error instead of going along Chapel Lane I took
Vicarage Road. I rejoined the Loop path at the end of this road so
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Once in Chigwell I passed Ye Old Kings Head pub which is now a restaurant called <a href="http://sheeshrestaurant.co.uk/about-sheesh">Sheesh</a>.</div>
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Old Kings Head is an ancient timber framed public house. Ye Olde Kings
Head has the title of being the most famous pub in Essex. Its
impressive facade inspired Charles Dickens to include it in his novel
Barnaby Rudge. It was also the favoured watering hole of the legendary
18th century highwayman, Dick Turpin, who started his criminal career,
it is said, poaching deer from the nearby forests of Hainault and
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Shortly after I turned right onto a road that passes the David Lloyd Gym and into T<a href="http://www.essexwt.org.uk/visitor_centres__nature_reserves/roding_valley_meadows/">he Roding Valley Nature Reserve.</a><br />
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The Roding Meadows Nature Reserve constitutes the largest surviving area
of traditional river flood-plain grassland in Essex. They have probably
looked much the same for the last 1000 years. Comprising 56.6 hectares
(140 acres) the meadows are home to over 250 wild flowers, grasses and
rushes as well as birds such as kingfishers and kestrels and animals
like the water vole.<br />
I follow the path down to the River Roding that the path follows for a short distance before we cross the river by a bridge.<br />
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The paths now sweeps along the banks of a lake in the reserve.This lake
which was dug to provide the nearby M11 motorway with gravel.<br />
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The path leaves the reserve and crosses through a few roads in the
Loughton area before crossing over a bridge that spans the tube line.You
are the lead out into some fields. The path goes straight with trees on
either side and passes Linder’s Field Local Nature Reserve on the right
before gently descending to a kissing gate.<br />
Half of this 3.6 hectare wildlife site is ancient woodland, and is
particularly notable for bluebells and Wild Service Trees while two
small ponds host communities of Toads, Common Frog and Smooth Newt.<br />
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The path now follows Rangers Road where I stopped to take a picture of <a href="http://www.fancyapint.com/Pub/london/royal-forest-hotel/2244">The Royal Forest Hotel</a>.<br />
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Next to this was the <a href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Leisure_and_culture/Local_history_and_heritage/Buildings_outside_the_City/hunting_lodge.htm">Queen Elizabeth Hunting Lodge</a>,a white timber framed Elizabethan building .<br />
Built for King Henry VIII in 1543, Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge is
the only remaining timber-framed hunting lodge left standing in
England.It was used as a grandstand to watch the hunt and possibly to
shoot deer with crossbows.The walls of the main building were completely
open to give hunters more freedom with their bows. On Hunting
days,colourful flags were hung outside and inside the building. This
unique historic building is open to the public Wednesday to Sunday from
May to September and open Saturday and Sunday only from October to
April. Hence sadly it was closed today.<br />
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this it was a short walk to Chingford train station where I caught a
179 bus to Gants Hill and a 66 back to Romford.A total of about 9 miles
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I drove to the car park at the <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/r/rainhammarshes/index.aspx">RSPB Rainham Marshe</a>s
and parked up,for what turned out to be a 10 mile walk. My dog Ben and I
walked off towards Purfleet in the hope I cold walk down as far as the
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We passed by the <a href="http://www.essextouristguide.com/Purfleet/Purfleet_Heritage_and_Military_Centre_1117.asp">Purfleet Magazine</a>
which was built between 1761 and 1773, and supplied British Military
establishments with gunpowder and ordnance until 1950.There were
originally five magazines, of which only mo.5 survives; each one could
hold 10,400 barrels (460 tons) of gunpowder. The magazines and other
buildings,including barracks,headquarters,barrels stores and proofing
house, were protected by high secuirty walls and a garrison of soldiers.<br />
Magazine number 5 is now the Purfleet Garrison Heritage and Military Centre.In March, 1916, <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aircraft" title="Anti-aircraft">anti-aircraft</a> gunners based at Purfleet shot down the German <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeppelin" title="Zeppelin">Zeppelin</a> LZ15 - a first. As a result the gunners received a prize from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Mayor_of_London" title="Lord Mayor of London">Lord Mayor of London</a>.<br />
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Walking backtowards the RSPB centre we saw one of many barges being towed up river.<br />
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Below are some views across the RSPB's Marshes..................<br />
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Now back onto the path looking towards Aveley Bay......... on the way so far I've seen flocks of <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/l/lapwing/index.aspx">Lapwings</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/shelduck/index.aspx">Shelduck</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/canadagoose/index.aspx">Canada Geese</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greylaggoose/index.aspx">Greylag Geese</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/s/stonechat/index.aspx">Stone chats</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/r/redshank/index.aspx">Redshank</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/carrioncrow/index.aspx">Carrion Crows</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/bluetit/index.aspx">Blue tit</a>s, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/g/greenfinch/index.aspx">Greenfinches</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/b/blackheadedgull/index.aspx">black headed gulls</a>, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/h/herringgull/index.aspx">Herring gull</a>s, Pigeons, <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/c/collareddove/index.aspx">Collared doves</a>,Starlings,house Sparrows plus loads more.<br />
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Just after Aveley Bay, I saw my first ever pair of <a href="http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/a/avocet/index.aspx">Avocets</a>, I was well chuffed!!<br />
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Heading past the Landfill now, there are large flocks of gulls that are
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Now rounding the corner to where there is a sculpture of a diver made from steel and the <a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2575627">concrete barges</a>.<br />
<b>Concrete ships</b> are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship" title="Ship">ships</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building" title="Boat building">built</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrocement" title="Ferrocement">ferrocement</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforced_concrete" title="Reinforced concrete">reinforced concrete</a>) instead of more traditional materials, such as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood" title="Wood">wood</a>.
The advantage of ferrocement construction is that materials are cheap
and readily available, while the disadvantages are that construction
labor costs are high, as are operating costs. (Ferrocement ships require
thick hulls, which means extra mass to push and less space for cargo.)
During the late 19th century, there were concrete river barges in
Europe, and during both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>,
steel shortages led the US military to order the construction of small
fleets of ocean-going concrete ships, the largest of which was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Selma" title="SS Selma">SS Selma</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SSselmaMarker_0-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete_ship#cite_note-SSselmaMarker-0">[1]</a></sup>
Few concrete ships were completed in time to see wartime service
during World War I, but during 1944 and 1945, concrete ships and barges
were used to support U.S. and British invasions in Europe and the
Pacific. Since the late 1930s, there have also been ferrocement <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_boat" title="Pleasure boat">pleasure boats</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thediversculpture.com/">'The Diver:Regeneration'</a> sculpture by John Kaufman .<br />
Described as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diver">the only sculpture standing in the River Thames</a>,
The Diver is made of galvanised steel bands on a steel frame and stands
15 feet (4.6m) tall and approximately 6 feet (1.8m) wide.<br />
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Finally back at the RSPB centre and back to the car for the journey home, total walk time about 3 hours!</div>
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