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This was enhanced by a £85,000 planting scheme, featuring wildflower banks, reed beds, semi mature trees and native plants. For boaters, the layout of Mercia Marina is akin to a series of small marinas joined by wide expanses of open water. The area includes numerous shops, a bar, coffee house and tea rooms.
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as its headmaster. Latham, as a friend of the
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Lake, surrounded by another 50 acres (0.20 km) of countryside for dog-walking fields, a wildlife lake and a holiday home development. In building the marina, twelve islands or promontories were added to the natural contours of the lake thus creating a green oasis for people and wildlife alike.
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and the cottages were originally part of a weaving industry that peaked in 1846, when 22 velvet and silk looms existed, with each dwelling containing its own loom. A row of period buildings continue out onto Main Street with the oldest being from 1620. Somerville House, with its high
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chapel of ease, destroyed by fire. Built of sandstone, it stands adjacent to the village green. The church contains a monument to
Isabella de Fynderne dated 1444, and also possesses the oldest parish communion plate in the UK. Findern also has a small
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once stood near the church, where the monks were supplied with fresh food from the fishponds on Common Piece Lane. After the dissolution of the abbey the
Fynderne family, as the principal land-owners, took ownership of the village and the
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Primary School on Heath Lane was designed by the pioneering architect George Henry Widdows and constructed in 1924. The highly popular Dobbies Garden Centre is to be found on Doles Lane. The canal at Findern, forms part of the
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motor racing driver from the 1930's through to his retirement in 1957, after which he became team manager until his death in 1964. The writer and broadcaster Andrew Ross Hay lived in the village from 1970 to 1989.
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gateway that allowed carriages to pass under it, was originally a gentleman's residence that was built in the mid 18th century. Its porch, wall and railings were added in the 19th century.
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Findern is a picturesque and quaint little village full of charm and character, with many of its buildings being of both historical and architectural importance. Its traditional
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