The Plantation

View of the Plantation showing the octagonal oak memorial seat that was built around the chestnut tree to celebrate the Festival of Britain in 1951 On the right of the figures grouped around the signpost is the village shop, then owned by the Co-op (Cooperative Wholesale Society).  The index to the original WI slide collection refers to the Plantation as the Green.

Village Memories

‘I remember that signpost had a finial on the top that unscrewed allowing the arms to be taken off. I also believe some practical jokers did just that and put them back in the wrong order to fool some unaware travellers. Sorry that’s all I can remember as the names of the pranksters are lost in time.’ Dave Hands