Late 19th Early 20th Century St Giles Hill

In the later part of the 19^th C. St Giles Hill saw a lot of changes.

The OS 25 inch map published in 1898 (actual revision 1894-1895) shows that there were few houses on the hill. Also, there was a chalk quarry and lime works in an area that we call the sunny slope.

St Giles Hill and Chesil (Cheesehill) Street 1894/5. Image from Ordinance Survey 25 inches to the mile published 1897 – Sheet XLI13.

Below St Giles Hill there was a railway station known at the time as Cheesehill Station. A railway tunnel passed under St Giles hill emerging in Winnall.

Another point of interest is that the old St Giles Hill Graveyard that occupied a position near the top of the hill had been extended down to the Alresford Road, more than doubling its size.

St Giles Hill Graveyard 1894/5. Image from Ordinance Survey 25 inches to the mile published 1897 - Sheets XLI13 and XLI14 — St Giles Hill Graveyard 1894/5. Image from Ordinance Survey 25 inches to the mile published 1897 – Sheets XLI13 and XLI14