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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.

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Test Valley Borough Council (Main Office Address) Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3AJ
telephone: 01264 368000 or: 01794 527700 minicom: 01264 368052 email:info@testvalley.gov.uk