Prestwick Pete

 

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PC wanderings has beaten me to post about the current situation on Prestwick Carr - So why not look at his excellent report and photos HERE

Prestwick Village Green invaded!

Now departed but left their rubbish!

Does this work have planning permission?

A section of the Prestwick Carr drainage system has recently been piped and incorporated in the garden adjacent to the Prestwick to Dinnington road near its junction with the Carr road.

The drain was dug in the 1850's as part of the Prestwick Carr Enclosure Act and was maintained by the Prestwick Carr Internal Drainage Board (PCIDB) until it was taken over by the then River Authority (now Environment Agency) in the 1960's.

It would appear that a section of the Carr Drainage system was not declared "Main River" at the time of the demise of the PCIDB but never the less the 1860 Enclosure Act will ensure the status of the drain.

The Prestwick to Dinnington Road is already subjected to regular flooding in close proximity and it is hoped that the works do not exasperate the problem. 

Which way now?

Return of the favourites

Thanks to PCF for photo taken last year on Prestwick Carr

Yes the Short Eared Owls have returned

(sorry Peter of Carr Birds - news is too good to keep secret - how about buying some land to convert for car parking?)

Rights of Way Modifications

At the Northumberland County Council Rights of Way Committee held on Friday 9th September the committee considered the following:

 1. ALLEGED RESTRICTED BYWAY NO 10 AND BYWAY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC NO 72 (PARISH OF PONTELAND).  (Explanation note: road from Mayfair house to Berwick Hill)

Following consideration of the evidence it was:

RESOLVED - that it be agreed that:

(i)  there is sufficient evidence to indicate that public vehicular rights have been reasonably alleged to exist over the route;
(ii)  the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 would not appear to have extinguished the publics motorized vehicular rights between points marked C and D;
(iii)  that Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 would appear to have extinguished the publics motorized vehicular rights between the points marked D and E;
(iv)  the southern part of the route, between the points marked C and D, be included in a future Definitive Map Modification Order as a Byway Open to All Traffic and the northern part, between the points marked D and E, be included in a future Definitive Map Modification Order as a restricted byway.

and

2. ALLEGED RESTRICTED BYWAY OPEN TO ALL TRAFFIC NO 73 (PARISH OF PONTELAND). (Explanation note: Road/foopath from Eland Hall to Mayfair House)

After consideration of the evidence it was:

RESOLVED - that it be agreed that:

(i)  there is sufficient evidence to indicate that public vehicular rights have been reasonably alleged to exist over the route;

(ii)  the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 would not appear to have extinguished the publics motorized vehicular rights between points marked C and B;

(iii)  the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 would appear to have extinguished the publics motorized vehicular rights between the points marked B and A;

(iv)  the eastern part of the route, between the points marked C and B, be included in a future Definitive Map Modification Order as a Byway Open to All Traffic and the western part, between the points marked B and A, be included in a future Definitive Map Modification Order as a restricted byway.

 

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Apologies  to Peter for this repost but I'm sure many will like to see the latest entry and indeed many of his other posts at PC Wanderings.

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The Prestwick Hoard

In 1890 13 bronze vessels and a possible handle were ploughed up on Prestwick Carr 350 yards north of Prestwick Whins Farm. This camp kitchen set contained a cauldron, 4 bowls, one basin and 7 saucepans. Though battered and patched, the names of two makers and three owners survived on 4 of the vessels. Of the 13, 7 were donated to the Society of Antiquaries by the landowner, Charles Loraine Bell of Woolsington. The cauldron disappeared before the publication of the group in volume XIII of the Northumberland County History (1926) and the other 5 pieces subsequently also vanished.