In 2011, the Trust purchased the four acre site of the former Gadespring Cress Beds, which will be managed sympathetically for the benefit of wildlife and visitors.
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| A very old painting of what appears to be Gadespring Cress Beds & the Watercress farmers working. It looks a lot like the view looking SE towards the Old Fishery Lane canal bridge & cottage, from the S bank of the River Bulbourne, N of Gadespring, with Chaulden Meadow being behind the viewer. (Image from Boxmoor Social Club) |
When I was young about 10 I think my uncles ran the watercress beds in boxmoor it was where I spent a month in the summer with my aunts and uncles on my mothers side. She wa raised there Her maiden name was Harrison does anyone have any info on the original owners of the beds as I think it was my grandparents
ReplyDeleteHi, My grandmother was Mary Alice Harrison who was one of eight children who's parents Joseph & Emma Harrison lived in Puller Road and were heavily involved in the watercress business. My Father was born in one the cottages in 1921 then moved to Beechcroft Rd when they were built. What was your Mother's first name?
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