U3A SNAIL WALK QUIZ - Wycliffe Lutterworth U3A · 2020-01-28 · 1 U3A SNAIL WALK QUIZ Historical...
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U3A SNAIL WALK QUIZ Historical trail from Bitteswell to Lutterworth. The photographs in the quiz follow the route taken on our walk. THE ROUTE Start in Bitteswell on the green near the Royal Oak. First take a short detour down Valley Lane and then retrace your steps and walk around the southern edge of the green across the road and behind the Almshouses. Cross again and carry on through the church yard. Cross the road and walk to Lutterworth along Bitteswell Rd Go down George St. (If you can get in to the church, don’t miss seeing the medieval wall paintings). Back through the churchyard, along Church St and down the hill of High St taking the high road into Regent Rd and into Woodmarket. Return via Bank St and George St. The walk ends at the Greyhound. ©Quiz devised by Viv Weller. LUTTERWORTH in 1509 A survey or ’terrier’ of Lutterworth made in the first year of Henry VIII’s reign shows us that the town’s basic street plan has hardly changed in 500 years and was proba- bly set out well before that. However many had different names. Baker Street was called Bakehouse Lane Bank St was Small Lane. George St was Hartshall Lane From Bell St ( where the Shambles pub is) into the main road leading north was called Neatsmarket (opposite Ford’s) and just outside the where Lloyds— TSB Bank is today was the Fleshamills. This area was the site of one of Lutterworth’s markets , as it is today. The names tell us it was where animals and meat were sold. (A neat was an old word for a calf.) The track out of town to the north was Lester Lane. There was a High Cross at the north end of High Street, probably at the point of the road junction of Bell St (opposite Sound and Vision) . Gilmorton Rd was called Shotts Lane. Station Rd was Ely Lane. Misterton Way was Snellsgate. The lane and area at the bottom of the steep hill now known as Stoney Hollow was called the Wellegriffe. (This probably has something to do with the many springs and wells in that part of town). Woodmarket is so named because they really did have a market for wood there in the medieval period. The bridge over the Swift is called Spital bridge . It is named after the medieval hospital which was still in use in the 16th century. It was situated just out of town (close to the Travelodge today.) We can still see the remains of the ford that was used before a bridge was built. There was also once a water mill next to the river at this point.
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U3A SNAIL WALK QUIZ Historical trail from Bitteswell to Lutterworth. The photographs in the quiz follow the route taken on our walk. THE ROUTE Start in Bitteswell on the green near the Royal Oak. First take a short detour
down Valley Lane and then retrace your steps and walk around the southern edge of the green across the road and behind the Almshouses. Cross again and carry on through the church yard. Cross the road and walk to Lutterworth along Bitteswell Rd Go down George St. (If you can get in to the church, don’t miss seeing the medieval wall paintings). Back through the churchyard, along Church St and down the hill of High St taking the high road into Regent Rd and into Woodmarket. Return via Bank St and George St. The walk ends at the Greyhound. ©Quiz devised by Viv Weller.
LUTTERWORTH in 1509 A survey or ’terrier’ of Lutterworth made in the first year of Henry VIII’s reign shows us that the town’s basic street plan has hardly changed in 500 years and was proba-bly set out well before that. However many had different names. Baker Street was called Bakehouse Lane Bank St was Small Lane. George St was Hartshall Lane From Bell St ( where the Shambles pub is) into the main road leading north
was called Neatsmarket (opposite Ford’s) and just outside the where Lloyds—TSB Bank is today was the Fleshamills. This area was the site of one of Lutterworth’s markets , as it is today. The names tell us it was where animals and meat were sold. (A neat was an old word for a calf.)
The track out of town to the north was Lester Lane. There was a High Cross at the north end of High Street, probably at the point
of the road junction of Bell St (opposite Sound and Vision) . Gilmorton Rd was called Shotts Lane. Station Rd was Ely Lane. Misterton Way was Snellsgate. The lane and area at the bottom of the steep hill now known as Stoney Hollow
was called the Wellegriffe. (This probably has something to do with the many springs and wells in that part of town).
Woodmarket is so named because they really did have a market for wood there in the medieval period.
The bridge over the Swift is called Spital bridge . It is named after the medieval hospital which was still in use in the 16th century. It was situated just out of town (close to the Travelodge today.) We can still see the remains of the ford that was used before a bridge was built. There was also once a water mill next to the river at this point.
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U3A Snail Walks. History Quiz. Where are these local landmarks?
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