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The Closed Lines of Britain: Wiltshire Jeffrey Grayer has a new book in the series ‘The Closed Lines of Britain’ – this one on the lost railways of Wilshire. I’m sure this will be available from my favourite bookshop – the Crosskeys Bookshop in the Crosskeys Shopping Centre in Salisbury. Otherwise you can buy it . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Plain English, Salisbury ‘Oyster’, Ted Heath and Lost Railways of Wiltshire 
A quick post to celebrate the anniversary of the writer’s birth. Despite having had 200 years notice of the anniversary, I only just thought it might be worth cobbling together a piece on Dickens’ Salisbury connections. Salisbury in Martin Chuzzlewit The most significant thing to point out about Dickens and Salisbury is the long piece . . . → Read More: Dickens and Salisbury 
There have been two paths known as ‘Green Lane’ in the Salisbury area. One links Bishopdown to to the Portway, running through Ford. The Bishopdown Green Lane is covered in the previous post. The other Green Lane is a track that on the hill between Odstock and Salisbury. To be honest, I’m . . . → Read More: Green Lane, Odstock 
Salisbury Race For Life entry opened Registration is now open for the 2012 Race for Life which is on July 1st. Spire FM – News – Salisbury Race For Life entries opened Audit of Wiltshire’s War Memorials I heard an interesting radio programme a few months ago about auditing war memorials. The gist was that . . . → Read More: Salisbury, England News: Museum grant, Race for Life, Coward at the Playhouse and Desert Island Salisbury 
There have been two paths known as ‘Green Lane’ in the Salisbury area. One is the track on the hill between Odstock and Salisbury, near the Hospital. I’ll cover that in the next post. Green Lane Close and Green Lane are to the north of Salisbury. Green Lane runs from Bishopdown, near the London Road . . . → Read More: Green Lane, Salisbury 
Greens Court is off from St Ann Street, in the centre of Salisbury. I would guess that ‘Greens’ refers to a previous or current owner of the land. It should perhaps be spelt Green’s Court. However I’m afraid I don’t know who Mr or Mrs or Ms Green was. The name rings no bells at . . . → Read More: Greens Court, Salisbury 
Salisbury Medieval Tent for Diamond Jubilee The Wiltshire Council website says that For Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Salisbury residents will be able to explore the fascinating history of their city – all under the roof of a medieval tent. The Salisbury Area Board will be celebrating the city under the roof of a jousting tent . . . → Read More: Salisbury, UK News: Medieval tents, Magna Carta, Shine 4 Wiltshire and Songs of Praise 
Greenwood Avenue is in Laverstock, on the ‘pebble-dashed’ estate. The estate is to the right as you come into Laverstock from Salisbury. I grew up on the pebble-dashed estate, so it’s particularly frustrating that I don’t know why any of the roads have the names that they do. ‘Greenwood’ could be a surname. Alternatively it . . . → Read More: Greenwood Avenue, Laverstock 
Salisbury Civic Society Awards There’s a short account of the Civic Society’s Awards Ceremony on their website. The following buildings got commendations: Sixth Form Centre, Bishop Wordsworth School Park and Ride Building at Petersfinger, Salisbury Workshop at Holt Cottage, Teffont Evias Junior Ranks Dining Centre at Bulford Camp Bridge at Gurston Manor, Broad Chalke …and . . . → Read More: Salisbury News: Switchover, Civic Awards, the Moon and ‘Spoons 
Greyfriars Close is in the centre of Salisbury, between the Cathedral Close and Churchill Gardens1. It’s called Greyfriars Close in reference to the monks that lived in that area from 1229 until their land and property was seized by Henry VIII2 There are three roads named after specific groups of monks in this area of . . . → Read More: Greyfriars Close, Salisbury |
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