Moory Road

Surveying on Surrey Hills Part 2 – From Chain to GPS

28 July 2023 / 6 Comments

Technological Developments that changed surveying In the first blog, we discussed the labour-intensive and time-consuming aspects of surveying. In this second part, we will look at the changes that occurred as a result of technology and how they made surveying a completely different vocation, and how these developments led to some major civil projects undertaken …

Surveying on Surrey Hills Part 2 – From Chain to GPS Read More »

Heading for “The Gates”: memories of the old Hampshire gatehouse

17 October 2022 / 7 Comments

I didn’t provide any coverage of the gatekeepers in the book “Fires, Farms and Forests”, as I had limited information at the time. And yet, you couldn’t tell a story about Surrey Hills and AFH without mentioning the gatekeepers.  Back in the 1950s, the Ridgley Highway didn’t exist. You could only get to Waratah via …

Heading for “The Gates”: memories of the old Hampshire gatehouse Read More »