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Stenwith

  • Stenwith Lock House, in 2007

    Stenwith Lock House, in 2007

    A time capsule
  • Stenwith farm cottage, seen from the Lock House grounds.

    Stenwith farm cottage, seen from the Lock House grounds.

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    A last picture, looking from the Lock House up the slope to the farm cottage on the skyline.
  • Machinery abandoned outside the sheds at the Lock House.

    Machinery abandoned outside the sheds at the Lock House.

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    These pictures show some of the larger items of machinery left lying around outside the sheds, including one of two ...
  • Inside the sheds at the Lock House

    Inside the sheds at the Lock House

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    These pictures give an idea of the jumble of ‘stuff’ that were in the sheds when Sid Damms departed from ...
  • A view of the rear of the Lock House cottage

    A view of the rear of the Lock House cottage

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    This is a view of the rear of the cottage, showing the small window of the living room and the ...
  • More of the sheds at the Lock House

    More of the sheds at the Lock House

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    This is how the shed looked when visited soon after Sid Damms had had to leave, and before the diggers ...
  • Some of the old sheds at the Lock House

    Some of the old sheds at the Lock House

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    Already seen in Margaret Langton’s photos earlier in this sequence, these are some of the shed put up by the ...
  • The plough, seen in profile.

    The plough, seen in profile.

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    This shows the elegant design of this small plough.
  • The plough share

    The plough share

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    This shows the intricate shape of the blade of the plough, which has been damaged in the past and patched ...
  • An old plough, on the grass by the Lock House

    An old plough, on the grass by the Lock House

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    This small plough was standing on the grass by the cottage. Intended for light work, drawn by a horse and ...
  • The trolley

    The trolley

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    This simple trolley built by the brothers was used to ferry goods and materials to the cottage. There was no ...
  • An old canal distance marker

    An old canal distance marker

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    This is one of the numerous items of ‘bric a brac’ scattered about the cottage and surroundings.
  • Filtering the water supply

    Filtering the water supply

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    Apparently water for cooking etc. was taken from the canal and cleared by passing it through a sand-filled filter vessel, ...
  • The coal store

    The coal store

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    The coal was stored in this roof-less brick structure close to the house.
  • The toilet facilities

    The toilet facilities

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    This is the rough, home built seating arrangement in the outside toilet.
  • The coal shed

    The coal shed

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    Next to the privvy was another sturdily built shed used to store the coal. When Sid Damms left, there was ...
  • The outside privvy

    The outside privvy

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    Lacking any mains drainage or even a septic tank, the cottagers relied on the old ‘earth closet’ or ‘privvy’ in ...
  • The lime-ash concrete bedroom floor

    The lime-ash concrete bedroom floor

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    Like many old houses in the area, the bedrooms had lime-ash concrete floors.
  • Bedroom fire place

    Bedroom fire place

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    Each of the chimney stacks in the gables of the house contained two flues, one from the downstairs fire places ...
  • The landing.

    The landing.

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    This picture was taken looking along the small landing that connected one bedroom with the other, and of course the ...
  • The top of the stairs

    The top of the stairs

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    I can’t quite recall the arrangement at the top of the stairs, but it looks as though there was small ...
  • Bottom of the stairs

    Bottom of the stairs

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    The staircase had a door at the bottom and was boxed in, to reduce drafts. There was an understairs cupboard ...
  • The 'spare' sewing machine.

    The 'spare' sewing machine.

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    There were two sewing machines. This one had a mechanical treadle, and fly wheel and belt to power the machine, ...
  • Interior of the dining-room.

    Interior of the dining-room.

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    As seen earlier in the sequence, this shows the interior of the dining, simple but pleasant, with the old sewing ...
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