Later, will complete the journey from Chartley to The book has become so large I have had to bring it Sure that every time you read this book you will The end the problem became one of what to leave outīecause of the volume of information I had. Would put into this book I've no doubt I would haveīeen overwhelmed by it all and never started. If I had known before I started how many hours I It has been a labour of love and I hope you will I have enjoyed every minute of compiling this book. The A518 and the surrounding countryside than most Stories in my spare time I have found out more about Intriguing stories of ghosts at the Hall.Īfter seven years of researching and collecting Woman in white near Weston Hall led me to even more The legendary figures of Robin Hood and Loxley,Įlizabeth I and the tragic Mary Queen of Scots atĬhartley and the romantic figures of the Earls ofĪ chance discovery of the story of the ghost of a Was evident in their telling of the connections with The pride of local people in their historical heritage
Wealth of anecdotes, personal stories and localįolklore. Once I started speaking to people I uncovered a Trains with the distinctive livery of Richardīranson's Virgin Rail. The bridge over the main railway line now carrying Then there is the junction at Weston with the A51,Īn olden-day coaching route which by-passed Stafford, I wanted to know where they started and where they The A518 crosses rivers, canals and streams - theīlythe, the Trent and the Trent and Mersey Canal. I wasĭetermined to walk as much of the old line as was Then drawing away into the distance that aroused Out from the green fields alongside the road and Straight lines of trees and undergrowth standing Sometimes in the summer as I drove along I'd catchĪ glimpse of the setting sun through an archwayĪcross a field, sometimes it was noticing the Tales of the old Stafford - Uttoxeter Railway Line. There were the other places of interest like Amertonįarm, Weston, Salt, the County Showground and RAFīut for pure nostalgia there was nothing to beat Hixon Airfield, Weston Hall and Hopton Heath. Places along the road - Loxley Hall, Burndhurst Mill,Ĭhartley Moss, Chartley Castle and Chartley Hall, I wanted to know more about some of the historical Kingstone, Gratwich, Stowe by Chartley and Hixon. I became curious about some of the names of villagesĪnd hamlets I saw along the route - Abbots Bromley, Road and over the years witnessed the road beingĬhanged and altered to straighten some of the more I soon got to know every bend, dip and hill on the
Journey three times a day - a total of ninety miles Twice a day and I would quite often make the return We'd make the return journey back to Uttoxeter.īecause of the nature of my work as a youth andĬommunity worker and my daughter's extra-curricul arĪctivities we'd sometimes do the return journey In Uttoxeter to Walton on the Hill, Stafford where Question I was asked when I said I was compiling aīook about the Stafford - Uttoxeter Road, the A518.Įvery week-day for five years I travelled with myĭaughter Laura Jane the fifteen miles from my home "Why write a book about a road?" was the inevitable
INGLENOOK WAXWORKS FULL
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