Page 60 • The HERALD • 26th June 2025 v THE HERALD - Proud to be part of your community v v ON THE HOME FRONT v 7 & 9 The Marsh, Hythe SO45 6AJ • pearsons.com • 023 8084 4131 • hythe@pearsons.com 3 Bedroom Semi Detached House Pearsons Estate Agents are pleased to o er this well presented 3 bedroom semi detached house for sale. Situated in Malwood Road - a favoured position within a short walk of Hythe Village Centre, this property is on the market for £365,000 with an EPC Rating: D. e property bene ts from a re tted kitchen and bathroom, an attic room, UPVC double glazing, gas central heating, workshop, mature gardens and ample o road parking. An internal viewing is highly recommended, for more information or to arrange a viewing please contact Pearsons Estate Agents on: 023 8084 4131 or visit: www.pearsons.com A Look At Historic Churches of The New Forest: Boldre, St John the Baptist History series by David and Brenda Quensell e church of St. John the Baptist in Boldre was for many hundreds of years the Mother Church of the southern New Forest. A Charter of Baldwin de Redvers (1140-1150) con rms to Hyllery, Dean of the Canons at Christ Church, Twyneham, (now known as Christchurch,) the church of Bolra with its chapels of Limnetona (Lymington) and Brockenhurst. ese two latter churches were served by the curates of Boldre for several centuries. e site occupied by the church would seem to reach back deep into the mists of time, and the presence of three sarsen stones incorporated into the foundations of the present building indicates that as a place of worship it has been in use since about 2000BC. e church isn’t mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 although the hundred of Bovre, perhaps a Norman corruption of the Saxon Bol Re (plank over river) is there with its links to the Priory of Twyneham. It may well be that due to the confusion over tax reassessments a er the A orestation that it was accidentally omitted as were several other Saxon churches in the vicinity. Certainly a charter of 1100 refers to Bolra church and its chapel of Brockenhurst, and it is accepted that a church was built at Boldre in about 1079. Between 1220 and 1240 the North Chapel was built and the South Porch dates from the same period. e chancel and the lower part of the tower were built soon a er 1300 with the chancel replacing an earlier Norman one. More alterations were carried out in the 16th and 17th centuries when the upper part of the tower was rebuilt in brick and the north wall of the nave was replaced. Modi cations and alterations have continued right up to modem times including a major overhaul of the west wall in 1996. In the north-west corner of the North (de Fortibus) Chapel is the only memorial to the battle cruiser HMS Hood, sunk in action with the German battleship Bismark with enormous loss of life on 23rd May 1941. e admiral in command, Vice Admiral L.E. Holland was a regular worshipper at Boldre church and because of this connection it was deemed the most suitable place in which to remember her gallant company. Another person who was well known at Boldre was the Rev. William Gilpin, vicar of the parish from 1777 until his death in 1804. Gilpin was an accomplished artist and actually started making his own tours of the New Forest, the Lake District (where he was born) and Scotland. He was also instrumental in raising the morals and behaviour of his parishioners. Among his great charitable works Gilpin founded a school capable of holding forty pupils (twenty boys and twenty girls) and built a poor house in Boldre, funding it all by the sale of his paintings. Twenty-three war graves in the churchyard bear testimony to the sacri ce of the British and allied airmen who died while ying from nearby Beaulieu air eld during the Second World War and a granite memorial pays tribute to the forty-six men of the parish who gave their lives ghting in the two World Wars. Boldre church stands on high ground overlooking a fertile and cultivated valley on one side and the beautiful New Forest on the other. It is a considerable distance from the village and is reached from Hythe or Lymington by turning o the B3054 road into Bull Hill signposted for Boldre and Pilley. Proceed straight on through the hamlets of Pilley and Pilley Bailey until leaving Pilley Bailey turn right into Church Lane. e church is to be found on elevated ground on the right about half a mile from the village. Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre HYTHE CINEMA e Hythe Cinema Moviola show lms in high de nition Blu-ray and stereo sound on a large screen at e Parish Hall, West Street, Hythe. eir next o ering is Bridget Jones; Mad About the Boy on Tuesday 15th July, with two showings at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel (Hugh Grant). Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe - just maybe - her son’s science teacher. Tickets are £6 and available in advance from Mockingjay in the High Street, or on the door on show days. Romsey Round Table in association with Romsey Carnival are busy organising the Romsey Bed Race and Children’s Fun Run, taking place in Romsey on Friday 15th July, 6pm. Watch or take part in the spectacle of the Romsey Bed Race racing around the town through various obstacles! For information on how to take part please visit: romseycarnival.co.uk/ events-and-tickets Romsey Bed Race & Children’s Fun Run
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