Itchen Abbas mill, originally used for grinding corn into flour and later generating electricity is now disused.
The Mid-Hants ‘Watercress’ Line, opened in 1865, remained in use until 1973, when it was a victim of the Beeching ‘axe’.
The Plough Inn, however, continues to thrive. The present building dates from 1905 and was constructed by the Winchester Brewery Company.
Likewise, the school is still flourishing. Opened in June 1875, it celebrates its 150th anniversary this year.
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#1 Itchen Abbas Mill in about c1910, taken from the Alresford to Winchester road. Image: David Fry
#2 Itchen Abbas Station in c1910. The stationmaster (extreme left) was Daniel Smith who was in post from 1903-1915. Image: Lens of Sutton
#3 George Bond’s grocery store in the late 1940s, The building was demolished in the 1990s to make way for Little Hayes Lane. Image: Stephen Grieve
#4 The ‘old’ Plough Inn in 1870, photographed by William Savage of Winchester. Charles Kingsley, author of The Water Babies, stayed here in 1862. Image: Hampshire Cultural Trust
#5 The ‘new’ Plough Inn, photographed shortly after it was built. Image: Stephen Grieve
#6 Itchen Abbas School in c1910. In the photograph are the Hackett children (William, Olive and Harold who lived at the Railway Cottages) and Nellie Garrett. But who else? Image: Barbara Stamp