The second day of this year's Guildford trip involved travelling to a number of stations in Surrey as well as walking through the nice town of Ewell. Later on i had time to revisit Farnborough and take some more photos, although fatigue was setting in so i didn't explore too far! My Surrey railway photos can be seen here, Ewell photos are here.
Another successful trip to Guildford, either my sixth or seventh (lost count!) We'll be back next year.
Last Friday i headed down to Surrey for what has become my annual pilgrimage to the railways of the south west of London (well it is my 7th or 8th trip anyway). On Friday i ticked off a couple of stations in Berkshire then went down to Hampshire to visit Farnborough and tick off stations between Farnborough and Basingstoke. Finally, i arrived at my hotel in Guildford. Tomorrow would have a lot more rail adventures. You can see my Berkshire railway photos here, my Hampshire railway photos here and photos of Farnborough here.
The problem with the story though is the predictability. It isn't a bad read and will certainly pass the time of day but you probably won't want to ever read it again.
The parish church of St Nicholas in Elmdon, West Midlands was built in the late 1700s largely replacing an earlier medieval church, though the tower has survived. The church was built by Albert Spooner who had bought the Elmdon estate and had the church built along with the adjacent Elmdon Hall. The Hall was demolished in 1956 but the church is still there!
The earlier church dated from the 14th century and traces of it remain in the foundations of the current church. The tower is 15th century, the rebuilt church in a matching style. The tower has had a parapeted top added to it. The nave was extended in 1979. The church is mostly built from flint and rubble.
This weekend it was time for another local station update, actually i do not have many stations left in the West Midlands which i really need to get updated imagery for. This time it was the turn of Dorridge, Solihull and other stations along the same line. You can see my photos here. Progress on the third book is being made, i need to get it finished by the end of July which isn't that long away now!
