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Memories of Washington Village
The 400-year-old Beech Tree
- Branch No.1 - Ye Olde Cop Shop
- Branch No.2 - Near Village Green Library
- Long Before The First Branch Fell
- Further Back In Time
Huge Branch Falls on Ye Olde Cop Shop
( September 2011 )
The Olde Cop Shop ( formerly, Washington Village Police Station ) - The Washington Arms ( formerly, The Commercial Hotel )
Note the opening between the two buildings. It once led through fields to the Stile Inn.
[ Photographer: Tom Copeman, 9 September 2011. ]
Huge Branch smashes into the roof of the Cop Shop Guest House
[ Photographer: Tom Copeman, 9 September 2011. Tom is a Member of Washington History Society. ]
Second Limb Falls on Pedestrian Area
( June 2015 )
Large Tree Branch falls between The Green Florist Gift Shop ( formerly, The Village Library ) and The Olde Cop Shop
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Where The Tree Fell
Cross Keys Inn - Former Village Green Library - Former Village Police Station ( later, Guest House )
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The Clean-up
Remains of the Strickened Tree
[ Photographer: Tom Copeman, 18 June 2015. ]
The Falling Tree Limb almost passed through the Garden Gate; it just clipped the Wall.
[ Photographer: Tom Copeman, 18 June 2015. ]
A Sad End to the Beech Tree that graced Washington Village for so long!
[ Photographer: Tom Copeman, 18 June 2015. Tom is a Member of Washington History Society. ]
Long Before The First Branch Fell
Washington Village Green
Cross Keys Inn - Library - Old Beech Tree - Village War Memorial - Olde Cop Shop - Washington Arms
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The Old Beech Tree ( far right ) dominating the Village Library and the Old Cop Shop
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The Old Beech Tree ( far left ) - Old Cop Shop - Washington Arms
Washington Village
Long, Long Ago!
The Building that later housed the Village Green Library
[ Note the Old Beech Tree ]
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The Commercial Hotel, later The Washington Arms
[ Note the STABLING Sign. ]