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Airship Hangars at Cardington - Photo:
Amanda Kerr-Munslow
CCL |
At the very heart of this
surprisingly important village lies a green
edged by cottages built by the famous prison
reformer John Howard. He lived in a Georgian
house on the green while another famous ‘son’
of the village, brewery founder Samuel
Whitbread (1720-96), was born close by at
Maltings Farm.
The village is
overshadowed by two great airship hangars in
which the ill-fated R101 was built. In 1930
this colossal airship crashed in France,
killing 48 people. They are buried in
Cardington’s churchyard. The church itself has
another unusual claim to fame – it contains
one of only two Wedgwood black basalt fonts to
be found in England. |
