Cadnam, The Sir John Barleycorn c.1960
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Situated on Southampton Road, this is rumoured to be the oldest pub in Great Britain. Following a recent make-over, it now has slate and oak floors, leather furniture and oak tables. There is full table service in the non-smoking dining room with its inglenook. Not far from here is one of Hampshire's smallest waterways, the gravel-bottomed Cadnam River.
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A Selection of Memories from Cadnam
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 Cadnam
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I stayed at Twin Oaks one night in October 2008. I arrived very late after escaping from some motorway works madness, but my hostess was very welcoming and supportive. She explained that the twin oak at the front of the building is much admired, especially by the Francis Frith company photographer when this photo was taken. I was visiting because my g g g grandfather was living in Cadnam in 1841. James Peckham, son ...see more
The policeman seen standing on duty outside the public house has been indentified as PC 65 H R Hood. He was the village 'Copper', spending 15 years of his service in Cadnam. This was a favourite traffic duty spot in those days, as this was the main crossroads of the Southampton to Bournemouth and the Winchester to Lymington highways. Even though in those days there was less traffic, it was never the less a very busy road with many hazards.
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