▁none ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁but ▁prim ros es ▁and ▁vio lets . ▁.   .   . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Cor bin ▁kept ▁a ▁little ▁shop ▁at ▁the ▁Cross ▁Road , ▁where ▁we ▁bought ▁our ▁swe ets , ▁a ▁par rot ▁on ▁the ▁counter . ▁This ▁was ▁fur ze ▁or ▁common ▁ground ▁and ▁a ▁bog ▁with ▁water ▁l il ies . ▁The ▁railway ▁was ▁built ▁over ▁this ▁and ▁opened ▁ 1 8 8 7 - 8 . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Cor bin ' s ▁little ▁shop ▁at ▁the ▁cross ▁roads ▁described ▁by ▁William ▁Charles ▁Ret ford ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁Rest ored ▁to ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁looking ▁Bar bers h op ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁shop ▁will ▁be ▁open ▁at ▁an ▁old ▁school ▁g ym , ▁the ▁Bar bers h op ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁original ▁tongue ▁and ▁gro ove ▁wood ▁from ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁built . ▁ ▁A ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Ash ley ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁at ▁the ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁H are ▁Lane . ▁In ▁its ▁final ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁school , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁soon ▁afterwards . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁a ▁secondary ▁school ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Ash ley ▁(" A sh ley ▁County ▁Second ary ▁School "). ▁The ▁school ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁nearby ▁New ▁Mil ton ▁school ▁(" Ar ne wood ") ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁Ash ley ▁school ▁became ▁a ▁junior