With the news that Oakhurst Cottage will soon be re-opening it is perhaps timely that we can re-publish the excellent talk by Norman Gravestock – Curator of Oakhurst Cottage of the National Trust. Norman gave an illustrated talk at the Hambledon Heritage Society AGM back in 2015. The audio recording of Norman’s presentation is here, as well as a text copy. This has been added to the Heritage Society’s Hambledon Oral History Project archive.
Transcription of Norman’s presentation:
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Distance about 6 miles. Starting from the parking on Linchmere Common, over to Shulebrede Priory and back up a long ascent. We saw the work taking place, heard from Richard Appleby, a trustee,about the felled wood being used to heat a local school and about the history of Shulbrede Priory. Lunch was taken in The Mill, Shottermill.