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Farrington Park - Sandieh - 16-Sep-2003
As a child I used to play at Farrington park, next to St Catherines church, there were swings, and also a lodge at the bottom of the park were the boys went fishing,, I wonder is that all gone? [?]
- skitzy - 16-Sep-2003
I remember the park well Sandie, it was our local play area, we used to go fishing in the lodge at the bottom of the park & climb the monkey tree in the grounds next door. I dont know if it's still there but I have many good memories of it.
Eileen
- noel - 16-Sep-2003
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Originally posted by skitzy
I remember the park well Sandie, it was our local play area, we used to go fishing in the lodge at the bottom of the park & climb the monkey tree in the grounds next door. I dont know if it's still there but I have many good memories of it.
Eileen
It's still there and not changed a lot. The major changer is the kids swings are fenced off and also along the right hand side a dog area is also fenced off. The hole in the hedge next to St Cath's is still there as are the 2 trees we used as goal posts nearly 50 years ago. A bit bigger now though, as is me.
- anacortesdamp - 17-Sep-2003
If I remember it correctly, the fishing "hole" was actually a reservoir that held some kind of process or cooling water for Farington Mill, basically a big square "cement pond" as the Beverly Hillbillies used to say. I seem to remember that there was a swinging gate in the fence which gave access to the Lodge from the park.
It was a fair stride from the Cross, which was my stomping ground in those days, so we didn't go very often. I wasn't much into fishing then, am not now either!
Frank Damp
- noel - 17-Sep-2003
Yes there were 2 lodges, the first with ready access had arm chairs and settees and the like in it, we still tried to fish though. The second was fenced in and still used to supply the mill in Mill St.
- skitzy - 17-Sep-2003
Noel was the 2nd lodge the one right in front of the mill, next to the Stanifield close houses? I remember the one at the bottom of the park having a little concrete square at the bottom left hand corner, it had some tiny railings of which a couple had broken & we used to use it as a prison, at the back of the prison was a hugh drop where you could here water gushing, i'm surprised nobody fell down.
Eileen.
- noel - 17-Sep-2003
Yes that's the one Eileen. Being a goody 2 shoes I never dare go into the second lodge. It was still in use then by the mill , was it Carrington's Mill?? I bet the signs still over the remaing bits that are left.
- skitzy - 17-Sep-2003
I think it was Carrington's Noel. Was the mill demolished? if so whats been put in its place?
Eileen
- noel - 18-Sep-2003
Yes it was demolished. The mill owner's house is still almost intact though.
Behind the <ex> mill is an industrial estate. I could send you a photo if you like.
- skitzy - 18-Sep-2003
Thanks Noel that would be great, its hard to imagine what its like without the mill there.
Eileen