When I Was A Boy Living In Badby: A memory of Fawsley

When I Was A Boy Living In Badby

A Memory of Fawsley.

As a boy I used to cycle or walk through Badby Woods (then lovely-now wrecked) into Fawsley Park and fish all day in two of the Lakes. The Hall was deralict in those days and supposedly haunted by the "White Lady". Later the Hall was taken over by a Timber Company. Nobody bothered us kids fishing. I joined the RAF in 1955 and when I returned to the area 30 years later Fawsley Hall was a Hotel, Fawsley Park is now Private property and fishing the Lakes costs a fortune. Badby is now a Rich mans dorma village with no shops (used to have 3), no Pubs (used to have 2) and no character (used to have loads). All the family's who lived there when I did have all but gone. Progress ?????

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When we lived in Badby in 1953 my Mum had to draw water from a well! We moved to Charwelton and lived in a cottage belonging to Over Timber Company at Fawsley, the blacksmiths cottage with a forge in the garden. It was offered to my Dad to buy for a reasonable sum but we moved on. Charwelton was still a sweet little village when I visited a few years ago

By magbowker on Tue Dec 15th 2015, at 9:06 pm

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I started fishing at Fawsley in 1970. It was a mess, the main lake had been dredged and the spill was just left on the banks. It was hard fishing with clear water and no weed. In the early 80's it became a syndicate water at a modest £5 per year. I have felt honoured to be a member. The lake had a stocking of Carp.
In recent years lillypads were added and these have grown out of control, so much so that to safely fish is now difficult. I have moved on to other waters because of this regrettably.

By geoffnann on Sat Jul 22nd 2017, at 2:28 pm

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