Preston Crowmarsh

- Pigeon Loft at Crowmarsh Battle Farm - (BS0037) Lovingly restored by Philip Chamberlain in the first years of the 21st century.
gatehouse
- Pigeon Loft - (BS0581) The Dovecote at Crowmarsh Battle Farm in May 1962.
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- The Swan - 1950s - (BS0145) Date of car – post war 1950s. Ford Prefect car perhaps?
swan inn crowmarsh
- Thatched Cottage - (BS0146) All owned as farm labourer cottages for most of the 20th century. In the 21st converted to commuter housing or second-home houses.
thatched cottage crowmarsh
- Crowmarsh Mill - (BS0182) See Pages 38 to 40 in "Benson - A Century of Change"
crowmarsh mill
- Swan Inn isolated- (BS0221) Date thought to be 1947.
floods swan inn
- Floods Swan Inn - (BS0222)
floods swan inn
- Floods Swan Inn - (BS0223) Cart driven by Harry Bagley who collected pigswell. Year 1947.
floods swan inn
- Inside of Battle Barns - (BS0226) Thought to be the interior of a Crowmarsh Battle barn.
inside barn
- Thatched Cottage - (BS0373) Located Preston Crowmarsh. Tenants: Mr & Mrs Townsend; Mr & Mrs Harwood.
thatched cottage crowmarsh
- Flooded Street - (BS0035) The Swan Inn in the far distance. On the right is the former Mill Owners residence. A small seat just to the right of this picture still there in 2006 was alleged to be used by the owner to pay his employers each pay day.
flooded street swan inn
- Thatched barn at Crowmarsh Battle Farm - (BS0038) Converted to offices in last decades of 20th century.
thatched barn
- The Swan Inn - (BS0039) Finally closed in 1961. For the story of the last Landlord, see "Benson - A Century of Change", pages 194 & 195.
crowmarsh inn
- Battle Farm barn - (BS0183) Successfully converted for office use in the late 20th century.
barns
- Postcard - (BS0115)
drawing preston crowmarsh
- Preston Crowmarsh Mill - (BS0462)
preston crowmarsh mill
- Swan Inn - (BS0647) Shows flooding in Winter 2001.
flooding swan inn
- Mill House - 2001 - (BS0649) Now a private house.
mill preston crowmarsh private house
- Street View - (BS0213) Now expensive (2006) cottages, these were previously farm cottages for Crowmarsh Battle Farm.
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- Preston Crowmarsh Mill - (BS0582) The last surviving wheel photographed in August 1961.
crowmarsh wheel paddles aug 1961 mono
- Preston Crowmarsh Mill - (BS0584) The Mill now enjoys a tranquil life as a private house. It is pictured here in August 1961.
water mill aug 1961 mono

A Century of Change: 1900-2000

Preston Crowmarsh