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Dist:0.3km<br/>The Post Office, country store and garage which make up the total retail experience of the village of Rushmoor.
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Dist:0.4km<br/>The building is in Wellesley Road but the notice on the gate proclaims it to be in Wesley Road!
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Dist:0.4km<br/>This is opposite the Water Treatment Works. I don't know whether it is for private or public use.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>The bridleway is wide here, with many sandy ways, as it climbs this small hill by the plantation to left. To the right is the heath.
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Dist:0.7km<br/>This is the view west from the crossing of Eglinton Road. The whole of Wellesley Road is unmade.
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Dist:0.8km<br/>The memorials relate to the crash of a Puss Moth H.80A aircraft G-ABDH on Wednesday 27th July 1932 5.45 pm after suffering structural failure during a thunderstorm. The casualties were Emily Bayne Bossom the wife of a Member of Parliament, her son Bruce Bayne Bossom who was piloting the aircraft and a friend of the family. Count Otho Erbach-Fürstenau . The main map reference is the Memorial location marking where Emily Bossom fell. The passengers were buried in the large family grave at the back of Thursley churchyard. The memorial for her son Bruce is near by. The Aircraft belonged to Brian Lewis & Co Ltd., London and was flying from Heston to Southampton but is believed to have turned back just before the accident. This could suggest mechanical trouble although the theory of a lightning strike was also put forward as there was a thunderstorm at the time. The aircraft broke up in mid-air, one of the wings falling at Thursley. The bodies were thrown out before the fuselage hit the ground and these memorials mark the spot. The fuselage fell in boggy ground; the frame was stripped of fabric which lay to one side as did the engine which had also broken off. Many stories circulated following the crash that the aircraft was carrying jewellery or cash which resulted in a lot of searching by local children. As far as I am aware nothing was found. When homing in please have respect for the heather and tread lightly and carefully so as not to damage any of it, Beware also of un seen holes in the ground and tree stumps! In wet weather the heather is very efficient to transferring its water to your boots and trousers!
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