Hampshire Life: February 2019 (^) 39
HAMBLEDON
THE BIG PIPE
It cost £4.3 million
and you can’t even
see it. But The Big
Pipe is set to become a beloved
feature of Hambledon village
as it is very much hoped this
feat of engineering, designed
to redirect the flood water,
will help the village avoid the
prolonged flooding and misery
it experienced in the winter of
2013-2014 when more than
100 homes were flooded or
threatened with flooding for
three long months.
FAMILY FIRM
Based at The Maltings
in West Street,
Hartridges, maker of
delicious soft drinks, is now run
by its fourth generation. Born in
1847, Francis Hartridge trained
as a brewer in Kent and at the
age of 35 purchased the Alliance
Brewery in Hambledon, and
Hartridges Soft Drinks Company
was born. Despite an horrific
explosion which occurred during
a German bombing in 1940,
the company thrived and is still
successful today.
HOWZAT
The thwack of
leather on willow
has been heard at
Hambledon since the 1750s
when the Hambledon Club was
formed, leading to this village
becoming known worldwide as
‘The Cradle of Cricket’, after it
formalised the game’s laws. In
1777 they beat an All-England
team by a whole innings - and
they would also appear to
have pioneered the use of the
‘straight bat’ rather than the
curved object previously in use.
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