History of Allotments

Started by zaz283, October 22, 2009, 22:30:57

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zaz283

Believe it or not the origin of English allotments lies in common land established in Saxon times over a thousand years ago. To read the full story go to the web site below and click the link on the right under the Welcome section.
We can wish & we can wish
But we can never have
What once seemed ours forever

http://allotmentheaven.blogspot.com/

zaz283

We can wish & we can wish
But we can never have
What once seemed ours forever

http://allotmentheaven.blogspot.com/

saddad

Ours aren't quite that old...  :-X

Sparkly

Nice blog and lovely photos.

Robert_Brenchley

Quote from: JohnMac on October 22, 2009, 22:30:57
Believe it or not the origin of English allotments lies in common land established in Saxon times over a thousand years ago. To read the full story go to the web site below and click the link on the right under the Welcome section.

Allotments started not long after the enclosure acts effectively privatised land and denied access to ordinary people for the first time in English history.

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