Andover
One of nineteen tapestry panels covering the
Borough of Test Valley
TOP BORDER:
The old Norman church demolished by Dr Goddard in 1841 to be
replaced by the present St Mary's; the confirmation of Olaf
Tryggvason by the Bishop of Winchester in Andover in 994; a
shepherd and sheep representing Andover sheep fairs which were of
considerable local importance; archery in the Common Acre where men
prepared for national service before and after Agincourt; an
'Oliver Twist' asking for more at the Andover Workhouse in Junction
Road (Charles Dickens based his book on accounts of workhouse
scandals of the time; the 'Andover Scandal' being one); the Norman
Arch (now known as Norman Gate) which formed the west door of the
old St Mary's and now stands on a site at the top of the High
Street; a bullock representing the old cattle markets.
MIDDLE SECTION:In the middle/left are the Town Mills. The main building
in the panel is the Guildhall. The lamp standard on the forecourt
was originally erected to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen
Victoria in 1897, and was re-erected here in 1977 to mark the
Queen's Silver Jubilee. Dominating the right hand side of the panel
is St Mary's Church. The large building below and to the right is
Keens House, the original headquarters building of the then TSB
Trust Company. The imposing building in the bottom left corner is
the listed Savoy Chambers, which has been virtually rebuilt. The
houses next to it are situated at the top of Chantry Street. Centre
bottom is the 'Round House', which was at the junction of Salisbury
Road/Weyhill Road, one of Andover's two tollhouses. On the right of
the Round House is the former Workhouse at St John's Hospital. The
long building in the bottom corner is the War Memorial Hospital in
Charlton Road.
LOWER BORDER: Wild dog rose; grebe; daffodil;
fox; duck; wild arum; owl; toadstools; hedgehog; brimstone
butterfly; violet; chalk hill blue butterfly; viper or adder.