A Stroll Down

Village Lane

Havannah House Farm to The Washington Village

Havannah House Farm

The Car passing the Top of Village Lane is heading towards The Mill House Hotel, ¼ mile away.

The Top of Village Lane

Late 1950s
Washington 'F' Pit Heaps, Havannah Terrace and Havannah Bank ( bottom-right )
Blackfell Army Camp is off-picture, right.

Entrance to Blackfell Army Camp

Havannah Bank on Village Lane

[ More pictures and information at:  Whats Where; World Wars; Blackfell Army Camp. ]

Looking Back up Havannah Bank from Village Lane / Blue House Lane Junction

Village Lane continues downhill (left).  Blue House Lane runs along Havannah Terrace (right).

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The A182, Washington Highway crossed Village Lane
between the houses on Havannah Bank and Havannah Terrace.

Construction of Washington Highway

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Havannah Terrace / Blue House lane.

Village Lane heading Downhill to Raft Yard

Note the Bus Stop and Blackfell Army Camp, left of picture.

Havannah Terrace  -  Seen from Raft Yard
[ See Map below. ]

Edna Felton and Kids relaxing near her Mother's Cottage, off-picture, left.
Village Lane runs along the line of the Fields.

The Raft Yard - c.1900s

There were only two houses left in the late 1940s when my cousin lived in No.6.
[ Comments: Thanks to Edna's Niece, Sheila Whitfield. ]

Map of the Area around Washington 'F' Colliery - 1921.
Note The Raft Yard & Brandy Row School.

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