The other side of Uphill

Although Uphill is a very small village, there are definitely two sides; the people who live on the east side of Old Church Road, and those who live on the western, sea side of the village. There is actually no difference in type of houses, type of people, or anything at all, it’s just a sense of there being two sides. When I go out for a wander round the village, I must often go down the sea then back past the boatyard, along by the rhyne (stream) past the Dolphin and back home.

The other day I set off past the Dolphin, and round the other side of the village. It was a lovely sunny day and I took plenty of pictures, and spotted a lot of lovely lichens en route.

DSCF2548 — Typical dormer bungalow; Uphill has quite an elderly population and these are very popular

DSCF2562 — I wouldn’t want to paint those window frames!

DSCF2566 — One of the oldest houses in the village; a charming thatched cottage, covered in roses in the summer – it was the old school house.

DSCF2571 — A glimpse of Uphill Castle – not a real castle but a lovely folly, now an excellent hotel

DSCF2578 — The former post office, closed by the previous government along with thousands of others even though so many people in the village used it; it is now three flats.

DSCF2574 — Such an attractive house; I think it must have been an old farm.

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Alice on January 14, 2013 at 11:23 pm

I just love the name of Uphill. I lived on a tiny hill in a tiny town on the edge of the prairie, and I called it the Uphill side of flat.

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Lois on January 14, 2013 at 11:44 pm
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Someone said it sounded as if it was a name from Middle earth… it does sound like it, doesn’t it?!

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seascapesaus on January 15, 2013 at 12:20 am

Marvellous to see some of your surroundings Lois. And that BLUE sky! I had imagined waterlogged fields and grey skies. What an interesting ‘other’ walk. Philippa

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