| Title | Cragg Wood (2) |
| Date | Undated |
| Location | Rawdon |
| Photo ID | D297 |
| Comment | Unidentified house. |
D298 – Cragg Wood, Undated.
Cragg Wood – Undated
Drive way to one of the Victorian villas with large imposing gateposts.
L113 – Cragg Wood, 1960s.
Cragg Wood – 1960’s
A woodland path through Cragg Wood.
Photographer Charles Lideard, donated by his daughter Christine Hogg.
FBA314 – Cragg Wood, Undated.
Cragg Wood Drive- Undated
Left hand side are gateposts with driveway up to a house, people are stood on the drive.
H087 – Cragg Wood, 1980.
Cragg Wood Terrace – 1980
Cottages in Cragg Wood.
X871 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, Undated.
Cragg Wood Spite and Malice – Undated
This folly is situated near a ginnel or snicket through the woods off Cliffe Drive, it is known as the “Spite and Malice”.
Allegedly two wealthy families were residing at either end of the ginnel, the Ripleys at Acacia to the West end and the Briggs at Cliffe Cottage to the East.
Apparently the families built increasingly higher walls between the properties to prevent one being spied upon by the other until there were large towers on both sides! These were referred to as the Spite and Malice. Perhaps the antagonism stemmed from religious or political differences, This would have been in the mid 19th century. Some remains of them can still be found (2021).
B177 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, Undated.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – Undated
This folly is situated near a ginnel or snicket through the woods off Cliffe Drive, it is known as the “Spite and Malice”.
Allegedly two wealthy families were residing at either end of the ginnel, the Ripleys at Acacia to the West end and the Briggs at Cliffe Cottage to the East.
Apparently the families built increasingly higher walls between the properties to prevent one being spied upon by the other until there were large towers on both sides! These were referred to as the Spite and Malice. Perhaps the antagonism stemmed from religious or political differences, This would have been in the mid 19th century. Some remains of them can still be found (2021).
The lady standing in the folly is thought to be Mrs L Werring.
M270 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
The spite and Malice folly – these ruins are located near Cliffe Cottage .
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
M271 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
Interior of the folly roof.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
M272 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
Inside the folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
M273 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
Folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
H111 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
The folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
H112 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
Folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
H113 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
The folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
H114 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
Folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
H115 – Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice, 2015.
Cragg Wood, Spite and Malice – 2015
The folly ruins.
Donated by Ruth Ashton – Ward.
BB005 – Woodlands Farm, Cragg Wood, Undated.
Woodlands Farm, Cragg Wood – Undated
This imposing farmhouse is situated in Cragg Wood.
Previous Comments:
Re D298
teleg
It is the start of Underwood Drive.
04 November 2014.
Re FBA314
norabatty
I used to walk past here on my way home from school. Happy days.
14 November 2014.
Valryan85a
Used to love going to Spite and Malice to play and gather bluebells, wood anemones and celandines in the Spring time – happy memories.
30 December 2013.
norabatty
Me too, it felt like a secret place.
14 November 2014.
ValRyan85a
Lovely memories of playing here as a child and trips to Cragg Wood to pick bluebells remember the carpets of Celandines and wood anemones and the strong woodland smell of wild garlic about this time of year.
29 March 2015.
Ahghirst
This used to be part of both our Junior and Senior cross-country course we called “The Loop”, as it didn’t turn off up Spite and Malice, but stuck to the road on towards Woodlands Hospital, then came back on the trackway on the other side.
Running up Spite and Malice in the middle of winter usually meant a treacherous, steep, rocky, wet mess, which could be anything from a tiny stream to a raging torrent!
Happy days (now I’m warm!)
17 November 2020.
Consolidated by: Elaine Ellwood. 25 March 2021.
Last updated: 23 December 2023 – Photo ID: X871. 26 October 2022 – All images updated.
