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Chris Hawkins Photographer — Chris – June 2016

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The River Loddon that runs East from Basingstoke,

The River Loddon that runs East from Basingstoke, is just one of a handful of chalk streams in the world. There are only 200 streams that bubble out of chalk like this. It's clear and cold water is lovely on a day like today to paddle and get out of the hot sun.

It's been dammed in several places near its source and was used to raise fish to feed the inhabitants of Old Basing House hundreds of years ago. In places its still used to grow water cress.

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The Solar Eclipse from the back garden. #CameraPh

The Solar Eclipse from the back garden.

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Tramlines #DJIMini2 #DronePhotography #DronePhoto

Tramlines

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Tip-toeing through the butter cups. #OldBasing #H

Tip-toeing through the butter cups.

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Basingstoke #DJIMini2 #DJI #DronePhotography#Dron

Basingstoke

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The village. #DJIMini2 #DJI #DronePhotography #Dr

The village.

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The River Loddon. #DJIMini2 #DJI #DronePhotograph

The River Loddon.

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Old Basing House and the Barn. Lovely low light s

Old Basing House and the Barn.

Lovely low light setting across the remains of the house and the common.

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New growth showing through old. #DJIMini2 #DJI #D

New growth showing through old.

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The River Loddon passing through where the Upper M

The River Loddon passing through where the Upper Mill once was, looking towards Slaughter Close and the village of Old Basing beyond.

The lovely names go on, the stream is just below The Wellocks.

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St Mary's Church in Old Basing. #OldBasing #Hamps

St Mary's Church in Old Basing.

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The End Of The Line. Near to Deep Lane Barn, the

The End Of The Line.

Near to Deep Lane Barn, the old swimming baths, in the area now known as Houndmills, the Basingstoke to Alton line ends. It does appear to be connected to the main line near Basingstoke Station, but it doesn't look like it's been used for many years.

The railway had a short but interesting life, being laid down in 1901, then taken up and shipped to France and Belgium (1917) to supply the front in WW1. Then taken up again to be relaid (1924) in Hampshire once more. Being finally lifted in part in 1932/36.

I think this section would have been used for local shunting and goods to factories near by until 1967.

It was used in the 20s and 30s in three films, one of which (The Wrecker) had a scene filmed by 22 cameras and was described as the most spectacular rail crash in cinema history.

Other remains of the route can been seen South of here in the road layouts that follow the old line, hedgerows and tree lines all the way down to Alton.

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Fenceline I was concerned about the fringing arou

Fenceline

I was concerned about the fringing around the hedge shadows until I realised it was frost that was protected from the rising sun.

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Field Detail. The planting around a telegraph pol

Field Detail.

The planting around a telegraph pole near Old Basing.

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An early morning version of the railway shot I did

An early morning version of the railway shot I did a week or two back. This time with the light behind the camera.

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A shot from the ground this time of the first Basi

A shot from the ground this time of the first Basing Castle and the four trees that now stand guard over the river crossing. A Motte and Bailey

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The snowdrops in the graveyard of St Mary's in Old

The snowdrops in the graveyard of St Mary's in Old Basing.

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Into the distance #DJIMini2 #DronePhotography #DJ

Into the distance

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Tennis Court #DJIMini2 #DronePhotography #DJI #Dr

Tennis Court

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