Haynes

The foundation stones were laid in Aug 1874.

Full marks to the bricklayer.

The Greyhound was known as 'The Dog' from time to time since 1820.

Sign post showing the path heading north towards Haynes and eastish.

The GRW path heading north into Haynes.

As you walk down the Long Drive in Chicksands Woods you discover this Obelisk shown on the OS map. It has a plaque visible in this image, I have also submitted a close up of it. The Obelisk is in memory of George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) who was a British statesman of the Georgian era. There is an article about him via the Link

This is a close up of the inscription on the Obelisk to George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, (6 October 1716 – 8 June 1771) who was a British statesman of the Georgian era. There is already such an image submitted on Geograph, I have updated it with this one which is (hopefully) a little easier to read. I have processed the raw image file to optimise legibility. There is a decent article about George Montagu-Dunk via Link

This is one of two such structures that I have so far discovered in Chicksands woods. I don't know what they are but they do seem to resemble WWII relics which I have seen elsewhere. I notice these ones have been covered over with chicken wire and are part full of water. This area was used by the military during the war for storing ammunition. Some links below relate to local history: Link Link Link Since originally posting these images a local resident has contacted me via geograph informing me that these structures were for holding water to extinguish any fires that may have broken out. TL1040 : Close Up of Concrete Structure

This is one of two such structures that I have so far discovered in Chicksands woods. I don't know what they are but they do seem to resemble WWII relics which I have seen elsewhere. I notice these ones have been covered over with chicken wire and are part full of water. I guess they may be some sort of foundations for gun emplacements or similar. This area was used by the military during the war for storing ammunition. There are the remains of railway workings nearby. Some links below relate to local history: Link Link Link Since originally posting these images a local resident has contacted me via geograph informing me that these structures were for holding water to extinguish any fires that may have broken out. TL1040 : Mysterious Concrete Structure