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   Sue Daniels March 11, 2018 at 6:22 pm · Permalink · Reply

   Lovely collection – I am doing my family tree and one of my relations it was believed worked there. I believe it was burned down in the early 1900 due to someone smoking in bed, have you heard of this can’t find any information at the moment.

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      Angus Townley March 11, 2018 at 9:17 pm · Permalink · Reply

      Hi Sue,
      I am not aware of there being a fire at Rodborough Fort. Rodborough Manor was burnt down in 1906 as was Spilmans House in Rodborough at about the same time. I would be interested to know more if you do have further information about a fore at the Fort.

      Angus

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      Angus Townley April 27, 2018 at 5:37 pm · Permalink · Reply

      Hi Sue,

      I’ve found a report of a Fire at Rodborough Fort in 1843. The Worcester Journal reported on Thursday 23 November 1843 “Rodborough Fort, near Stroud, was almost entirely consumed by fire last week”.

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   Nigel Mills April 4, 2021 at 7:48 am · Permalink · Reply

   Myself and so many others used to go sledging up here in the 1950s and 60s,there were 3 runs down one of them called the cresta run.I also used to go there on Easter Sunday when people would gather and sing hymen’s.

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      Angus Townley June 17, 2022 at 7:32 pm · Permalink · Reply

      I thoroughly enjoyed sledging on the common too. I wrote a sledge off when I hit one of the gullies at the wrong angle!

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   Angela Salliss January 26, 2022 at 12:07 pm · Permalink · Reply

   Very interesting, good to read about local history.
   Super postcards.