The Pound Ruardean (General)

by May , Sunday, February 26, 2006, 01:10 (6857 days ago) @ Sylvia Morgan

The meadow behind the Chapel was always "wet", evidenced by the bull rushes that grew there. John thinks the water came from the spout in Caudle Lane, as well as off the meadow, which Gill's mum remembers. It drained into a "catching area" at the back and side of the pound which would make it ideal for the impounded sheep. This ditch is still there and we remember it was covered with wire netting some years ago. The water then goes underground.

Of the cottages on the same side as the pound, there is one still there, nearest "The Square". The Square is the junction of caudle lane, The Pound and West End - outside Knights bakery.

Below this cottage was a green painted wooden building up a few steps, the Barbers shop, the last barber (we think) was Ken Penn.