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Bramshott - E Nelson (20th Aug 2004  14:08:57) Not being a local, I was amazed to read in a history book recently that Bramshott was from Roman times until the 18thC a noisy and smelly place, as it was the centre for the mining and smelting of Wealdon iron. The trees were cut down to make charcoal for the furnaces and the streams were diverted to create a water system to power the giant hammers at what is now known as Waggoners Wells. How times have changed! I don't suppose any miners could afford to live there now, unless they're union bosses. Does anyone out there remember those days? I've seen one or two around who look as if they might.

Re: Bramshott - steve read (20th Aug 2004  20:57:00) Sorry Eneida, dont go back that far, but used to go to school at Bramshott Boys School. I think it used to be called the Blue Bell Inn ( not sure) with hidden tunnels for smugglers and links to the church. Have you seen the Devils footprint in the Church? Heard the carriage and horses in the night down Bramshott Lane? Had the pleasure of meeting Boris Karloff once only because we were nicking conkers from his tree, asked us in for a drink, a real gent.

Re: Bramshott - Eneida (21st Aug 2004  15:58:06) Hi Steve, My book did mention the legend of the ghostly carriage. Have you ever met anyone who'se heard it? Of course, I know from similar stories in the West Country that they are often invented by the smugglers themselves to frighten people away from their activities. Perhaps it's the same here. Eneida

Re: Bramshott - S (22nd Aug 2004  12:29:43) A friend of mine from school claimed to have seen it but then when your about 12 you'll believe anything. Bramshot after dark is not for the faint hearted, that I know from ghostly experience...

Re: Bramshott - Alex Cameron (28th Aug 2004  10:59:11) Steve - tell me more about the devil's footprint. I'd heard this before (and even looked in the church) - the story apparently goes that it was left in the 14th century or something.

Re: Bramshott - S (31st Aug 2004  10:46:02) It's a spanner head dropped in concrete when the alter was replaced, fixed or had work done on it years and years and years ago. Thats another rumour I heard. The others were that it's the devils footprint which seems to be a bit odd in a church. The tomb outside has a staircase going down inside it, apparantly leading to tunnels.

Re: Bramshott - exaxis (12th Nov 2004  22:30:56) The tunnels reffered to used to form a triangle under what is now the roundabout. From Blacksmiths (estate agents) to the Blue Anchor (hungry horse/royal anchor) and terminated in Ship house (Lloyds bank). Ship house was where the customs men brought contraband taken from smugglers at the coast. It seems Liphook liked to redistribute this in their own fashion.

Re: Bramshott - Eneida Nelson (13th Nov 2004  09:41:45) Well!! That explains a lot - all the time we thought Morrisons were laying pipes they were, obviously, only pretending to. What they were actually doing was looking for treasure burried in the Tunnels!!

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