Pierceley Wood

Located on the north side of the junction at Rakeshole Farm on Reece Lane in Elham parish. 3 arms and missing annulus finial. See also Link. Milestone Society National ID: KE_TR2044

Looking towards Park Lane at the northern and more modern end of the village.

Access to the pit seems to be along a track from Whitehall Farm.

Seen from a nearby lane.

Of the rolling countryside of the North Downs in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

On a footpath leading from near the house called Verchoyles to Dreal’s Farm, whose house can be seen to the left of the kissing gate.

Compared with TR1743 : 1 The Halt, Duck Street, Elham, this view shows a newly built balcony. Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/0435/SH as a “section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission Y12/0717/SH (erection of a two-storey side extension, a single storey rear extension, cladding to first floor front elevation and conversion of the existing garage to ancillary living accommodation) to enable the design to be amended including alterations to the fenestration to the proposed rear extension, provision of balcony to first floor front elevation and cladding to rear elevation”.

Planning permission was approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1311/SH for “listed building consent for the demolition and rebuild of chimney to rear (east) elevation”. Compared with TR1743 : Counties Wynde, 1, The Square, this view shows the rebuilt chimney and that this elevation has been repainted. The house is grade II listed and was formerly The Crown public house. It has an 18th century façade on a possibly earlier building Link

This is TR1743 : The Old Bakery, High Street when it was up for sale. Planning permission has been approved, with conditions, by Folkestone and Hythe District Council under application number Y14/1293/SH for the “installation of replacement timber windows”.

Dating from the 18th century, at one time it was Elham’s Poor House. It was subsequently divided into two separate properties - the Master’s House (on the left), whose frontage and side elevation is covered with scaffolding and Poor House (on the right).

Now that the left side of TR1844 : Parsonage Farm, North Elham has been painted to match the middle part of the house, it gives the building a better aspect. The right hand side looks as if it needs attention though.

There are a couple of large piles of soil to the right of the house, where the ground seemed to have been excavated.

Towards Craft Shaw, which was coppiced last year.

One can see the Tuley tubes, in which each plant is encased, as they appear as an off-white line running from beside this gate, across the meadow and up the hillside.

Here, sitting on a chair, outside The Rose & Crown Inn, was one of the entries. It was at The Rose & Crown Inn, that one could find details about the scarecrow competition. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer Link

Here, standing in the garden of Counties Wynde at 1, The Square is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer Link

Here, sitting on a bench outside Elham Valley Stores, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer Link

Here, standing outside The Abbot’s Fireside, is one of the entries. Details about the scarecrow competition could be found at TR1743 : The Rose and Crown on High Street. This event was also reported on the Elham Farmers’ Market in Kent website, that included a summer food and craft festival, to take place on Sunday 5 June from 12 - 3.30 pm in the village square and St Mary's Church. A new market committee member, Pam Ferris (who has starred in “The Darling Buds of May” and “Call the Midwife” on television), had kindly agreed to present a prize to the winning scarecrow designer Link