Well one of us is on the wrong side of the fence
This fence was temporarily erected on Basingstoke Common in the summer of 2010 to corral cattle to a smaller portion in the south east of the common. This was to prevent cattle fouling the rest of the common so that a civil war battle reenactment could take place marking the reopening of the revamped Basing House.
Called to Battle of Basing it recreated the Spring of 1643 when a storm was brewing at Basing House. The Marquis of Winchester and his Royalist household prepared the House to face the dangers and uncertainties of an advancing Roundhead army.
The cattle here are young Black Hereford bulls. The Black Hereford is a hybrid type of beef cattle produced in the British Isles by crossing a Hereford beef bull with Holstein-Friesian dairy cows. Black Herefords are not usually maintained from generation to generation, but are constantly produced as a byproduct of dairy farming. They are one of the most common types of beef cattle in the British Isles, outnumbering many pure beef breeds. The Black Hereford has a white face like the Hereford, but the red body colour of the Hereford is replaced by black from the Holstein-Friesian – white face and black coat colour are both genetically dominant in cattle. The pied pattern of the Holstein-Friesian does not appear in the offspring.
The large building in the background is Fanum House. Fanum House is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke and is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.
The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly-expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an 83 Meter (274 Feet), eighteen storey, building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top). It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.
The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre replaces it as the tallest building in Basingstoke since it was extended from 61 meter to 85 meters with the additon of 3 floors in 2009.
Incidentally its the animal on the other side of the fence that is on the wrong side.
Well one of us is on the wrong side of the fence
This fence was temporarily erected on Basingstoke Common in the summer of 2010 to corral cattle to a smaller portion in the south east of the common. This was to prevent cattle fouling the rest of the common so that a civil war battle reenactment could take place marking the reopening of the revamped Basing House.
Called to Battle of Basing it recreated the Spring of 1643 when a storm was brewing at Basing House. The Marquis of Winchester and his Royalist household prepared the House to face the dangers and uncertainties of an advancing Roundhead army.
The cattle here are young Black Hereford bulls. The Black Hereford is a hybrid type of beef cattle produced in the British Isles by crossing a Hereford beef bull with Holstein-Friesian dairy cows. Black Herefords are not usually maintained from generation to generation, but are constantly produced as a byproduct of dairy farming. They are one of the most common types of beef cattle in the British Isles, outnumbering many pure beef breeds. The Black Hereford has a white face like the Hereford, but the red body colour of the Hereford is replaced by black from the Holstein-Friesian – white face and black coat colour are both genetically dominant in cattle. The pied pattern of the Holstein-Friesian does not appear in the offspring.
The large building in the background is Fanum House. Fanum House is the headquarters of The Automobile Association in Basingstoke and is one of several AA buildings named "Fanum House" around the country. The original Headquarters in Leicester Square was also called Fanum House, 'Fanum' being the callsign of the AA.
The AA took advantage of 1960s government incentives to move from their London HQ to the rapidly-expanding town of Basingstoke. The building was completed in 1970 and AA employees moved in at that point, and it was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1973. It is an 83 Meter (274 Feet), eighteen storey, building (seventeen of offices plus a viewing gallery on top). It is clearly visible from the M3 motorway from some distance away. The name 'Fanum' is a Latin word for temple and was chosen to reflect the AA's status as the UK's premier motor breakdown company.
The Skyline Plaza development in the town centre replaces it as the tallest building in Basingstoke since it was extended from 61 meter to 85 meters with the additon of 3 floors in 2009.
Incidentally its the animal on the other side of the fence that is on the wrong side.