Rodborough, Fort 1900
Photo ref: 45737
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The entrance gates to the Fort from Rodborough Common are hardly ever seen open these days. The core of the building was erected by George Hawker in the 1760s. It had no water supply until 1790. It was rebuilt on a grander scale by Alexander Holcombe in 1868.

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