tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post98938667399381123..comments2024-02-25T08:36:14.759+00:00Comments on Keep Pushing Those Pedals: Grey, Brown and Watery along Lodes WayJmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-1550713012343013542013-02-12T17:58:09.329+00:002013-02-12T17:58:09.329+00:00Hi Mike,
That link is interesting - it shows the ...Hi Mike,<br /><br />That link is interesting - it shows the old road around Swaffham Bulbeck. Some interesting details about the pubs - it always amazes me how many pubs there use to be. Although I suppose as getting around was difficult it favoured lots of "locals"<br /><br />---JamieJmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-69434671414991863092013-02-10T17:11:24.242+00:002013-02-10T17:11:24.242+00:00drains and signs
Hi Jamie,
that "drainage d...<b>drains and signs</b><br /><br />Hi Jamie,<br /><br />that "drainage ditch" alongside Swaffham Bulbeck Lode is shown on modern maps as the boundary of the parishes of Bottisham and Swaffham Bulbeck. This is a sign that the ditch is a lot older than the current line of the lode, and in this case the ditch is indeed the old line of the lode, and is shown as <i>Old Lode</i> on the Enclosure Act map of 1800. The current line of the lode was cut soon after 1664 (from RCHM). There's some interesting history in the <a href="http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=18870" rel="nofollow">Victoria History</a> of Britain.<br /><br />Several of the Lodes Way signs have suffered damage, however all I've noticed look as if they've been hit by agricultural machinery. Most notable was the one at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54731504@N04/5161697681/in/photostream" rel="nofollow">south end of White Fen Drove</a><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MikeMikeCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-66453990199243339242013-02-09T23:10:53.365+00:002013-02-09T23:10:53.365+00:00There are times when I envy you your countryside a...There are times when I envy you your countryside and there are times when I don't. It depends upon the wind and my level of fitness, which isn't so good at the moment :-)<br /><br />I noticed the sign, I meant to have a closer look on my way back, but forgot. Normally the damage is done by shotguns, but you would expect more dents. Jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078208384599353066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2864052595440250048.post-50000450713272159522013-02-09T21:33:41.639+00:002013-02-09T21:33:41.639+00:00A fine post, the fens all look so wonderfully diff...A fine post, the fens all look so wonderfully different to my own cycles. That said, the 'Lodes Way' sign suggests you also have armed vandals using signs for target practice! I guess some things are universal.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634438668580599371noreply@blogger.com