85Vintage suggested a visit here a while back, so we added it to a list of Notts, explores on a recent sunday outing.
Formerly known as Pasture Hill farm, Vimy Ridge Farm was renamed by sir Jesse William Hind, who planted 184 Lombardy poplar trees on the lane up to the farm, reminiscent of the poplar lined avenues of northern france, dedicated to the memory of his son, Lt. Francis Montague Hind, who was wounded in Gallipoli in 1915 and died aged 23 during the battle of the Somme, on the 27th Sept, 1916, and also to the memory of the 183 other members of the Sherwood Forresters regiment 9th battalion, who were killed between 7th July, and 30th November 1916 (the beginning and end dates ot the battalion's involvement in the battle)
The farm was re-named by sir Jesse shortly after he purchased it it 1919, and was used to train ex-servicemen in agriculture after their return from the war, and later, to train orphan boys to help them find employment.
Kinoulton parish council commisioned the re-planting of the poplar trees as part of the year 2000 millenium celebrations, as the original trees had become unsafe. the replanting being done in stages, as the trees nearer the road are already noticably more established than those at the farmhouse end.
the roofless ruins of the original house are in a bad state and have seen fire damage at some stage, other add-ons and a large concrete framed more modern structure, and concrete water tower confuse the old layout further, a very weathered looking type 22 brick shuttered pillbox was lurking close by too!
the farmhouse viewed from the water tower, some of the original felled poplar trunks can be seen across the track from the house.
the nearby pillbox
The track now lined by replanted poplars, the ones at this end being planted much more recently than those at the road end
some of the water tower's residents
85Vintage will hopefully have more photo's of the place than i got,
thanks for looking.
Formerly known as Pasture Hill farm, Vimy Ridge Farm was renamed by sir Jesse William Hind, who planted 184 Lombardy poplar trees on the lane up to the farm, reminiscent of the poplar lined avenues of northern france, dedicated to the memory of his son, Lt. Francis Montague Hind, who was wounded in Gallipoli in 1915 and died aged 23 during the battle of the Somme, on the 27th Sept, 1916, and also to the memory of the 183 other members of the Sherwood Forresters regiment 9th battalion, who were killed between 7th July, and 30th November 1916 (the beginning and end dates ot the battalion's involvement in the battle)
The farm was re-named by sir Jesse shortly after he purchased it it 1919, and was used to train ex-servicemen in agriculture after their return from the war, and later, to train orphan boys to help them find employment.
Kinoulton parish council commisioned the re-planting of the poplar trees as part of the year 2000 millenium celebrations, as the original trees had become unsafe. the replanting being done in stages, as the trees nearer the road are already noticably more established than those at the farmhouse end.
the roofless ruins of the original house are in a bad state and have seen fire damage at some stage, other add-ons and a large concrete framed more modern structure, and concrete water tower confuse the old layout further, a very weathered looking type 22 brick shuttered pillbox was lurking close by too!
the farmhouse viewed from the water tower, some of the original felled poplar trunks can be seen across the track from the house.
the nearby pillbox
The track now lined by replanted poplars, the ones at this end being planted much more recently than those at the road end
some of the water tower's residents
85Vintage will hopefully have more photo's of the place than i got,
thanks for looking.
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