Your bike in front of a gate pics

[Richard A Thackeray]

NewLands Lodge
(bottom of) Goosehill Lane
Warmfield
(just south-west of) Normanton

This was (building to the left) one of the gate-houses to NewLands Hall...... demolished some point in the 1920s

https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/190178

LInks to the Knights Templars; https://stanleyhistoryonline.com/newland-estate

 

[avecReynolds531]

 

[Deleted User]

 

[BoldonLad]

Found a positive gold mine of fancy, and, not so fancy gates, today, Tilehouse Lane, near Denham Airfield, near Uxbridge.

 

[biggs682]

A gateway half way up the hill that leads to Wellingborough rugby club earlier today.

 

[briantrumpet]

Sorry, I forgot to close my gates when I took the photo...

 

[biggs682]

One of my regular ride past gates but not one I normally stop at

 

[Willd]

Gated Road between Yelvertoft & Winwick

 

[Willd]

Gated Road between Winwick & West Haddon

 

[briantrumpet]

A rather well weathered one today... to a secret garden?

 

[tyred]

One of my favourite gates, my first time on that road in quite a while.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@IaninSheffield

Isn't 'your' Welbeck where there were MoD facilities, training/offices/etc..
Or is my memory of a portion of (the Bill Bryson book) 'Notes From A Small Island' all to pot?

Your memory's spot on, though the MoD moved the college a while ago. Jo Public only has access to the income generating bits of the estate - a gallery, garden centre, restaurant, artisan food school etc. To be fair, it's quite a nice place to visit, and there are a few public footpaths through the estate.

I re-read the book, & BB writes that there's an underground 'complex' constructed for the 5th Duke

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/welbeck-tunnels-notts-october-2016.107144/
http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/portland1907/portland7.htm

 

[IaninSheffield]

@IaninSheffield


I re-read the book, & BB writes that there's an underground 'complex' constructed for the 5th Duke

https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/threads/welbeck-tunnels-notts-october-2016.107144/
http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/portland1907/portland7.htm

I was aware of the tunnels but hadn't come across either of those accounts - fascinating! Thanks 👍

 

[tyred]

I found a gate overlooking an old windmill.

 

[PeteXXX]

A gate that's been done before, but the sunlight was just right, today