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Lyndhurst in old pictures - carnivals and parades in the early 20th century
Here is a selection of old pictures showing the residents of Lyndhurst enjoying street carnivals and parades in the heady days before the First World War: many of the participants would not survive the terrible slaughter of that dreadful conflict.
Lyndhurst carnival in 1910,
probably photographed from an upstairs room at the Fox and Hounds
probably photographed from an upstairs room at the Fox and Hounds
Another image showing Lyndhurst carnival in 1910.
(The shop opposite advertises the wares of A.H. Cheeseman, Florist,
Greengrocer, Fruiterer, Landscape and Jobbing Gardener - a busy man)!
(The shop opposite advertises the wares of A.H. Cheeseman, Florist,
Greengrocer, Fruiterer, Landscape and Jobbing Gardener - a busy man)!
Lyndhurst - the 1912 carnival.
(To the right of the picture, E. Howells advertises luncheons and teas,
whilst across the road, the Volunteer Arms announces 'W.B. Mew Langton
and Co - Fine Ales and Stout - the Volunteer ceased to trade in the early 1980s.
Next door, a little farther down, is a printers)
(To the right of the picture, E. Howells advertises luncheons and teas,
whilst across the road, the Volunteer Arms announces 'W.B. Mew Langton
and Co - Fine Ales and Stout - the Volunteer ceased to trade in the early 1980s.
Next door, a little farther down, is a printers)
Lyndhurst - a 1905 parade at Swan Green.
(The text on the banner begins with the words 'We only ask for justice')
(The text on the banner begins with the words 'We only ask for justice')
A Sunday parade in 1911 near Swan Green.
(The centre banner is headed 'King Rufus shot 2nd August 1100', so
presumbly the parade celebrated, at least in part, New Forest history)
(The centre banner is headed 'King Rufus shot 2nd August 1100', so
presumbly the parade celebrated, at least in part, New Forest history)
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** New Forest ponies and other animals**
Sadly, 58 animals were killed - 35 ponies, 13 cows, 8 donkeys and 2 sheep, whilst a further 32 were injured - 3 pigs, 9 donkeys, 11 cows and 9 ponies.
(Forty-three accidents occurred in daylight, 15 at twilight and 101 in the dark. Twenty-seven accidents were not reported by the driver involved).
Here's just one horrific example - Three donkeys killed in collision with van at notorious New Forest blackspot (Advertiser and Times)
** Always take care when driving **
New Forest seasonal highlights
JulySilver-washed fritillary butterflies brighten many woodland rides.
Bird song subsides as the annual moult begins - old worn feathers are cast off and new replacements grown.
Wild gladiolus plants bloom. (In the UK, this species is found only in the New Forest).
Dragonflies and Damselflies take to the wing in ever increasing numbers.
August
Heather blossom produces huge swathes of heathland colour, adding to the pinks and purples of earlier flowering cross-leaved heath and bell heather.
Fallow, red and sika deer antlers, when fully grown, are cleaned of velvet in preparation for the autumn rut.
New Forest pony drifts - the annual round-ups - begin.
Marsh gentian blooms add splashes of blue to some of the wetter heathlands.
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