Archive for January 13th, 2012

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (VI)

360° VR panorama of the footpath across Farndon Fields, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. The area is currently under development, with a number of new homes being built.

To the right is a small ditch, presumably cut to help drainage of the clay-heavy soil. The ground in this area is rather muddy due to the heavy machinery used in the construction work.

Not far away can be seen a pile of small trees and boxes filled with shrubs, waiting to be planted as part of the development.

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (V)

360° VR panorama of kerbstones, tiles, and various other building supplies and equipment, at the Farndon Fields Development in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Although development is still ongoing as at January 2012, the first few houses were completed, and some occupied, in 2011.

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (IV)

360° VR panorama by a snapped in half ‘Pedestrian Walkway’ sign beside the footpath across Farndon Fields in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Farndon Fields is currently under development, with a number of houses being built. As a result of heavy machinery crossing the fields, the footpath blends into the muddy field at various points and can be difficult to discern.

Church Square, Market Harborough

360° VR panorama of St. Dionysius’ Church, The Old Grammar School, and the Council Offices, in Market Harborough town centre, Leicestershire, England.

The Church was originally built in 1300, though the majority of the current structure dates from a 1470 remodelling. The church has no graveyard as burials were carried out at St. Mary’s of Arden Church in Great Bowden, and then later at the town cemetery when it opened in 1877.

The Old Grammar School was built by Robert Smyth in 1614, a native of the town who rose to become the Comptroller of the Lord Mayor’s Court of the City of London. It was built on stilts to allow the butter market to be held underneath. The school remained in the building until 1892, when new premises were built on Coventry Road.

The Red Brick building that houses the Council Offices, Museum, and Library, was previously home to Symington’s Corset Factory. The building is the only remaining part of the factory, which closed in 1957.