Delve into the past with these old Maps

Friends will no doubt be interested to learn more about the history of Park Lime Pits. Let us start by looking at maps of the area, very kindly sent to us by our Facebook friend and map wizard, William Roberts or for those who know him on Twitter, @BrownhillsBob. Thanks Bob ... these are fascinating. 

1850 - first 1-50000

 1886 1-2500

 1902 1-2500

1914 1-2500

1938 1-10650

 1958 1-1250

 1982 1-10000

New Popular ed. 1-50000

PLP Geoskin - 1-25000  

 Street Plus current 

Park Lime Pits at the turn of the 20th century

I thought people might be interested in some postcards I recently purchased on Ebay of Park Lime Pits. They are dated from the early years of the twentieth century and show Park Lime Pits as it must have been then. To me it seems that everything has changed but nothing has changed at all. The views are clearly identifiable today. Enjoy.

This was sent as a Christmas Card in 1906 to Cousin May from Cousin Fanny and Sarah. It must have been placed in an envelope.

This was sent from Ada to Auntie Eliza, Miss E A Morgan who was staying at The Royal Hotel in Lowestoft. It was posted on 12 August 1906

This one was never used

If anyone has any other postcards of Park Lime Pits and would be willing to allow me to scan them and publish them here on the blog to share with everyone, I would really appreciate you getting in touch. The email address can be found by clicking on the profile link.

Linda Mason

In the beginning...

Photographs of our resident heron by Roger Jones

On Monday 18 March 2013 the Friends of Park Lime Pits  adopted a constitution to become a formal group.

The Friends are just an ordinary group of people who love Park Lime Pits, Lime Pits Farm and the adjacent surrounding countryside including the section of the Daw End Branch Canal from Daw End Bridge to Riddian's Bridge. Our aim is work on conserving and protecting the species and habitats of the area for the enjoyment of the local people.

We hold regular meetings and everyone is welcome to attend. These meetings will be publicised here, on our twitter account and also our Facebook Group. Please do come along. We promise a warm welcome. Meetings are usually held in The Manor Arms.

We have already organised lots of events for this year and again these will be publicised. Usually events are free but a small donation is always welcome!

We want to make Park Lime Pits a safe and welcoming place for everyone. We happen to think it's a pretty special place and we want to keep it that way. You can contact us directly through our email friendsofparklimepits@gmail.com

Linda Mason
Secretary of the Friends of Park Lime Pits