Rickmansworth, The Splash, Bury Road c.1955
Photo ref: R33032
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Photo of Rickmansworth, The Splash, Bury Road c.1955

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One of the best-recognised beauty spots in Rickmansworth, the Splash (the town ditch), which is being crossed by the Austin A40, had originally been part of the drive to Bury Manor House, whose gates can be seen in the far distance. By the late 1700s, it was in general use by the public. In the 1960s, icy conditions made the road dangerous to motors, and in August 1963 the road was covered over and a culvert was built.

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Having just looked at the street view on Google Maps, I wonder if the shop was at number 52 and not 55. Number 52 seems to have some newer brickwork on the front where the shop door and window used to be. The shop was definitely on the right-hand side of Norfolk Road as you approached the canal wall and Nobby, my temporary playmate, lived on the other side of the road. Can anyone confirm ?
My ancestors, Goodman, came from Batchworth and my grandfather was born at Bury Farm Cottage. According to the old maps the plot now is sadly at the bottom of one of the lakes. I know that in the 1870s the Bury and grounds were purchased by Lord Ebury. Not sure though if Batchworth and Batchworth Heath are one and the same.
Each summer we would set off, my mam and dad and I and the dog, Raq, in our 1938 Morris 8 to travel from Hartlepool to Rickmansworth to stay with Uncle Charlie and Aunt Sally Charters who had the grocery shop in Norfolk Road (number 55, I think it was). It was a huge adventure every year, setting off at 6 a.m. and travelling down the A1, stopping for tea on the cobbles at Biggleswade, just beneath the house martins' ...see more