Reliving Childhood Memories
We had arranged to meet up of a socially distanced lunch with friends at Woodhall Spa's Teahouse in the Woods. As well as a very enjoyable lunch and catch-up it gave me an opportunity to revisit some childhood haunts and make some images for a project on 'Childhood and Memory' that I am working on in which I am combining images of today with family archive shots and historical photographs.
We began with a walk through the town where I particularly wanted some shots of the site of the old Woodhall Spa Station and level crossing, especially with the post office, the original building, in the background.
From the 'crossroads' now a roundabout we wandered through the woods where we used to play. After photographing the Spa Baths, now derelict and waiting restoration, and the Kinema in the Woods, we drove down Green Lane to Mill Lane to photograph the house where my parents lived when I was born. There is an old family photo of me as a toddler sitting in the field opposite with the old mill tower in the background. Although a row of bungalows has been build in front of the field, it is still possibe to get into and we enjoyed recreating the photo. We were also able to walk down to the river.
Next came Kirkby Lane and the old reservoir where I used to go and play with a friend whose father managed the waterworks. This is now Kirkby Moor LWT nature reserve and the old scots pine tree on the moor that we used to climb has now died and fallen over, but I am pleased to say that it is still there. As an added bonus the heather was just coming into flower.
Finally it was time for a brew of tea by the car and then home for fish cake chips and mushy peas.
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'The House, Mill Lane'
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