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This is the first of what will hopefully be a series of pub signs which feature Salisbury Cathedral. This is, obviously enough, the sign for the Royal Oak. The old Royal Oak sign had King Charlie himself hiding in the tree. This one has the crown, and a Royalist holding a Salisbury flag. . . . → Read More: The Royal Oak pub sign, Salisbury This page discusses both the name ‘Milford’ and Milford Trading Estate itself. The Milford Trading Estate is to the south east of Salisbury, just off from Tollgate Road. What is Milford? Milford itself is more difficult to pin down as a particular location, or set of locations. Old Milford Before the move from . . . → Read More: Milford Trading Estate, Salisbury I don’t know what these things are called – there ought to be a name for them. They are ornaments added to thatched roofs (rooves?). There’s a good owl on the other side of Salisbury. I vaguely remember a news story about somebody who had a thatched kangeroo a few years back. . . . → Read More: Thatched Pheasant, Stratford
The river at Mill Lane, Stratford Mill Lane is in Stratford, which is a Northern suburb of Salisbury. In turns into a smaller path, which is popularly known as Stink Pot Alley. Millers Close is a road leading off from Mill Lane. There seem to have been a number of mills, at different times, in . . . → Read More: Mill Lane and Millers Close, Stratford Mill Road is in central Salisbury. It runs along the northern side of Queen Elizabeth Gardens. I think it’s named in reference to the ‘original’ Fisherton Mill. I believe that the name ‘Fisherton Mill’ has been applied to two different buildings – the current Fisherton Mill, just off of Fisherton Street, and the ‘old’ Fisherton . . . → Read More: Mill Road, Salisbury Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith – Click on the picture to buy a copy The Poultry Cross looks the same now as it did in 1906. The shop to it’s right is now ‘Game’, but I think it’s the same building. Silver Street looks wider for some reason. I don’t know if this . . . → Read More: The Poultry Cross and Silver Street 1906 This plaque at Saint Edmund’s Church reads: The Lord did marvelously preserve a great congregation of his people from the fall of the tower in this place upon the Sabbath day being June 26th 1653 . . . → Read More: Plaque at Saint Edmunds Church Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. A classic 1887 view of the ‘Big Church’. I like the way river is made to look in this picture. I think it would probably have been taken from the Long Bridge, but I’m not sure. My recent photo is from a similar location: Photos of Salisbury: Salisbury . . . → Read More: A classic view of the Cathedral There are five mill-related road names in the Salisbury area, 1 Millbrook which skirts the northern bit of the Godolphin school Mill Road which is the road that loops from the train station around past Queen Elizabeth Gardens to Crane Bridge Road. Mill Lane and the adjacent Millers Close, in Stratford and Mill Stream Approach . . . → Read More: Mill Stream Approach, Salisbury This is a milestone at Stratford-sub-Castle. It’s on the route of my favourite walk – from Salisbury to Stonehenge. The NCN stands for National Cycle Network. The bicycle is a ‘Chopper’ – which was a kids bike in the 1970s. They were really cool looking, but not that great to ride, as I remember. . . . → Read More: The Stratford-sub-Castle ‘Chopper’ Milestone |
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