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January 8 2003:
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Wanborough, Surrey

For some reason, or reasons, some of our railway stations are quite a distance from the places they claim to represent. And Wanborough is one such station. Its actually in a residential area, except that is actually called Flexford which is part of the parish of Normandy. On the edge of Flexford there is a road junction where there is a signboard indicating we are now in a place called Christmas Pie. I think this rather quaint name only refers to the houses near this junction, at least that's what I think!
Now, if you carry on a further mile you will actually reach Wanborough. Its really quite a small place but the average age of the buildings must be pretty high since it mostly consists of old barns as well as the church. Even this post box built into the side of the Great Barn there has VR inscribed on it, denoting Queen Victoria's reign so its relatively modern being a mere 100 or so years old!
So now you know!

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Chris Brooker12-Jan-2004 21:25
Lovely composition.
Guest 10-Jan-2004 22:12
Red is always beautiful to photograph. I love the brick wall too
brother_mark10-Jan-2004 06:08
I like this. Wonderfully brilliant red.
Guest 09-Jan-2004 22:00
Nice poppin' red! I like the bricks there, you did a good job with this, and the composition is perfect!
Guest 09-Jan-2004 20:12
Hi Ray - Great colours and textures. This used to be my old stomping ground before I moved to Canada, and it;s good to look at your pictures and be reminded of the old country :0)
Guest 09-Jan-2004 16:17
Lovely image Ray - great contrast between the red and brickwork
Guest 09-Jan-2004 04:04
That's interesting, Ray. Thanks for sharing that information. Great colors and textures.
Guest 09-Jan-2004 02:05
I love the contrast between the bright red and earthtones of the brick. Well done.
wpmadden09-Jan-2004 01:46
dissyingly complex jumble of boroughs and towns and villages, I love it!
It is like that in Pennsylvania and New England
Guest 08-Jan-2004 19:44
Beautiful colors and textures! -- angela :)
Jill08-Jan-2004 19:07
How charming and interesting news. I shall share this with my daughter who is a big fan of English trivia.
Pall Gudjonsson08-Jan-2004 18:26
This is fine
Guest 08-Jan-2004 17:42
Very nice photo. I like post box as well. Even UK has returned Hong Kong to China for six years, there are still crowns or "ERII" signs on the post box. I like this piece of history.
Sam
Linda Alstead08-Jan-2004 17:31
Nice photo and thanks for the geography - I pass through Wanborough every day on the train (my train doesn't stop there) and never really knew wheere it was - now I know!
Ian Chappell08-Jan-2004 17:27
Intresting bit of trivia Ray...