Following on from yesterday's blog about The Boot Inn at Northop....
Here's the aptly named Brook Street which runs down the right hand side of The Boot Inn. During the 18th century the road was in more use as the main route through the village and anyone travelling along this road then (and right to the present day) would have to negotiate the famous 'Northop Ford' - a place, where in my day as a youngster... new driving licence in hand at the wheel of my precious 'B reg' Goodwood Green Cortina Mk... I went back and to, through the ford making a big splash just for the sheer excitement of it!
Nowadays, it's rather too steep for most cars as attested by the many scapes on the concrete which now makes up the bed of Northop Brook at this point. Definitely one of those things done 'at your own risk' especially if you're not in some sort of off-road vehicle!
The Blenheim Boys
‘The devotion and gallantry… are beyond all praise. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava is eclipsed in brightness by these almost daily deeds of fame.’
Winston Churchill on the Blenheim Crews - Prime Minister’s Personal Minute, M.852/1, 30 August 1941
