Afterwards
The Forge, Hungerford Park To tell you the truth, it was nice to have five days away from blogging. The rental house was perfect - clean and well-maintained and peacefully located on the site of what was once Park Farm - connected with the Hungerford Park Estate. Once a grand house was at the heart of the parkland but that was demolished in the fifties I believe. An interesting remaining feature is the old walled kitchen garden that is surprisingly still cultivated and contains a wide range of healthy plants. One day I came across the Polish gardener who has put his heart and soul into the garden over the last five years. It now operates as a wedding venue. There are tables and chairs and a sail-like awning where the hot houses once stood. Hungerford was just a mile away. Perhaps I am a little ghoulish but I hoped to pay homage to the dead. Sixteen people killed on a bright August day in 1987. Surely there would be a fitting memorial and evidence of continuing co...