2018

TL1847 : The Lodge, Sandy

taken 6 years ago, near to Beeston, Central Bedfordshire, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title The Lodge, Sandy in this square
The Lodge, Sandy
The Lodge, Sandy
Now the RSPB Headquarters
The Lodge RSPB Nature Reserve

The land was purchased in 1851 by Captain Sir William Peel - At the time it was probably open heath. He planted it with trees and built the Swiss Cottage style house that is now the gatehouse and shop on the reserve. Awarded the Victoria Cross in 1854, Capt. Sir William Peel VC KCB died during the Indian Mutiny in 1858 of smallpox. The land passed to his brother, Arthur Wellesley Peel, who built the main house known as The Lodge in 1870. In World War II the land, then owned by Lord Stewart of Stewartby, was requisitioned by the Ministry of Defence and used for storing ammunition and weapons. The RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) purchased the land and opened the reserve to the public in 1961. It is the Society's headquarters. The woodland, heath and acid grassland of the reserve cover 180 hectares, and are being restored to form the largest stretch of heathland in Bedfordshire. The reserve also contains a well preserved Iron Age hill fort.

Information from Wikipedia and the RSPB website where a fuller and more detailed history can be found.


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TL1847, 56 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
PAUL FARMER   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 15 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 July, 2018
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 189 478 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:6.9662N 0:15.8879W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 189 478
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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