Rodborough, The Fort 1900
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
45583
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Belying its non- military origins, the outline of the fort succeeds in making a dramatic statement on the skyline of the common; it serves to highlight the domestic scene below, where each house has its walled enclosure with stone quarried from the hillside on which it stands.
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A Selection of Memories from Rodborough
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Rodborough
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I was born in Stroud and lived in Cashesgreen and Paganhill until I was 11 when the family moved to Hertfordshire. My aunt lived at Minchinhampton in a house my sister now owns. As children we remember making the then very slow journey from Cashedgreen up Rodborough Hill past the Fort and along the common, waving at the big bear outside the pub and then onto our aunt's house for a very merry Christmas Eve ...see more
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