Langstone
PeterD-2009
Registered Users Posts: 618 Major grins
Langstone is a small village about 1 mile south of Havant in Hampshire. The village straddles the road to Hayling Island (Langstone Road). Until the 1820's, the only way to cross to Hayling Island was by a causeway which became passable at low tide. The road bridge was built at the time when the causway was cut through to form the Portsmouth - Chichester Canal linking Langstone Harbour to Chichester Harbour. This causway is still marked on the existing OS map..
The village High Street leads from Langstone Road to the waterfront.
The terrace houses to the left date back to the 18th century and remain thatched to this day. High Street is susceptable to flooding in high spring tides when the weather is particularly bad. Many houses are fitted with a slotted board at the entrance against which sand bags are placed at times of high risk.
This view is of the thatched terrace from the direction of the sea.
Only one road leads off from the High Street (Towers Garden) which was named after the unusual tower which can just be seen to the right on this view.
Unfortunately the tower was covered in scaffolding at the time of the visit but I shall get a better image when the scaffolding has been removed.
The building to the left foreground is a church.
Moving on to the waterfront. The Ship Inn lies at the North end of the Hayling Road bridge. It is a converted grain warehouse originating from the 18th Century.
Where the cars are parked is what used to be Langstone Wharf.
From the Ship Inn, most of the main buildings on the waterfront can be seen.
The Roal Oak public bar was originally built in 1550 as three terraced cottages. It was converted into a pub and licensed as such in 1700. The folklore has it that this was a haunt for smugglers.
To the right of the Royal Oak is the old mill complex dating back to the 18th Century. The white building was a store and to the right is a water mill. The tower structure behind the water mill is an old wind mill, dating back to 1730, converted in 1934 to a residential building.
The mill complex. All now serving a useful role as private housing.
All the waterside images were carefully taken at, or about, high tide. By way of contrast, the following image is the scene at low tide.
Hope you find these images of interest. Comments etc are, as always, welcome.
The village High Street leads from Langstone Road to the waterfront.
The terrace houses to the left date back to the 18th century and remain thatched to this day. High Street is susceptable to flooding in high spring tides when the weather is particularly bad. Many houses are fitted with a slotted board at the entrance against which sand bags are placed at times of high risk.
This view is of the thatched terrace from the direction of the sea.
Only one road leads off from the High Street (Towers Garden) which was named after the unusual tower which can just be seen to the right on this view.
Unfortunately the tower was covered in scaffolding at the time of the visit but I shall get a better image when the scaffolding has been removed.
The building to the left foreground is a church.
Moving on to the waterfront. The Ship Inn lies at the North end of the Hayling Road bridge. It is a converted grain warehouse originating from the 18th Century.
Where the cars are parked is what used to be Langstone Wharf.
From the Ship Inn, most of the main buildings on the waterfront can be seen.
The Roal Oak public bar was originally built in 1550 as three terraced cottages. It was converted into a pub and licensed as such in 1700. The folklore has it that this was a haunt for smugglers.
To the right of the Royal Oak is the old mill complex dating back to the 18th Century. The white building was a store and to the right is a water mill. The tower structure behind the water mill is an old wind mill, dating back to 1730, converted in 1934 to a residential building.
The mill complex. All now serving a useful role as private housing.
All the waterside images were carefully taken at, or about, high tide. By way of contrast, the following image is the scene at low tide.
Hope you find these images of interest. Comments etc are, as always, welcome.
0