ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 20 APRIL 1894

A ROGUE AND A VAGABOND

At the Town Hall yesterday John S-------, known as the mole catcher, was brought up in custody, before Messrs.Dowling and Kellow, charged with begging in the Junction Road on the previous day. P.C.Orpet said that on the previous evening, at about 5 p.m., he received certain information which took him to the Junction Road, where he saw prisoner come out of a house. He took him back and in his presence asked the lady what he had been there for, when she said he had asked for food, and when she refused he asked for money. Witness then took him into custody, upon which prisoner said no single policeman should take him, at the same time raising his stick to strike him. He took it from him when he began to kick and bite him. He had to get the assistance of P.C.Whitehorn to get him to the station in a wheelbarrow, where again he became very violent. That morning he refused to walk to the Town Hall and three constables had to carry him.—Supt.Miller proved six previous convictions, and asked that he be dealt with as a rogue and a vagabond. He had received many complaints about the prisoner for stealing and sleeping about.—Prisoner was sent to gaol as a rogue and vagabond for three months.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO — 18 APRIL 1919

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SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 21 APRIL 1944

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FIFTY YEARS AGO — 18 APRIL 1969

REDEVELOPMENT OF EASTFIELD ROAD AND ADELAIDE ROAD

Plans to build high density flats and maisonettes in Eastfield Road-Adelaide Road will depend largely on owners selling their houses and land in that area to the borough council.

In the redevelopment plans for Eastfield Road-Adelaide Road it is proposed to divorce the residential area from the recreational and sports area, which will include a £135,000 indoor swimming pool.

The council’s Housing Committee has approved the preliminary plans and recommended the borough council to purchase—as and when they come on the market—all properties in the area, except Nos.4 to 22 Adelaide Road and Nos.43 to 85 Eastfield Road which are estimated to have a life of not less than 20 years.

There will be no access for traffic from the recreational and sports area into the residential area—in which it is planned to build 2, 3, 4 and 6-storey flats and maisonettes which will be entered from Recreation Road and a new spur road off the proposed roundabout in Newbury Road.

Eastfield Road will, in fact, be severed at its junction with East Street.

The recreational area will be served from the new Eastern Distributor Road.

The borough council own several houses in the Eastfield Road-Adelaide Road area, but on owners being persuaded to future development will depend part with their property [sic].

In the recreational area, the Working Men’s Club, the Fiesta Hall and the Masonic Hall will remain, subject to adjustments to conform with the alignment of the new distributor road.

In addition, the area will comprise an indoor swimming pool, sports hall and other community facilities.

The borough council own a large portion of land in this area, and top of the priority list is the swimming pool on which work is expected to start next year.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO — 22 APRIL 1994

LAURIE’S TAPESTRY DREAM IS COMPLETE

The final piece of the jigsaw was slotted into place this week when four more villages handed over their section of the Test Valley Tapestry to mark the completion of the ten-year project.

At a special presentation, the Mayor, Cllr George King, thanked the villages of Charlton, Smannell, Knights Enham and Enham Alamein for their contribution, and paid tribute to the vision of former mayor, the late Laurie Porter, whose idea set the scheme into motion.

Over six million stitches make up the 19 panel tapestry which depicts scenes from the 59 Test Valley towns and villages which were involved.

“This has proved to be a true ‘community project’ which, over the past ten years, has brought together communities throughout Test Valley, and has involved the skill and creative efforts of hundreds of local people, young and old, men and women,” said Mr King.

The tapestry will now be permanently housed in the conference suite at Beech Hurst, where it is open by arrangement to viewing by the public.