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Stenwith

  • Looking along the ground floor from the dininng room to the living room.

    Looking along the ground floor from the dininng room to the living room.

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    This picture looks along the length of the ground floor, from the dining-room across the cross-passage and into the living-room. ...
  • A close up view of the range in the dining room.

    A close up view of the range in the dining room.

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  • The dining-room range, left just as it was when last used.

    The dining-room range, left just as it was when last used.

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    This shot fits the feeling of a house left suddenly, without any time to tidy up.
  • The flagstone kitchen floor.

    The flagstone kitchen floor.

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    In this picture is the well-laid flagstone floor of the Lock House kitchen.
  • The cooking range in the kitchen.

    The cooking range in the kitchen.

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    This is where most food was prepared and tea was brewed. There was no electricity supply, so coal provided warmth ...
  • Lock House kitchen interior

    Lock House kitchen interior

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    This shows more clearly the original flagstone floor of the kitchen.
  • Interior of the kitchen at the Lock House

    Interior of the kitchen at the Lock House

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    Another view showing the sink and draining boards in front of the kitchen in the Lock House.
  • Interior of the tool shed.

    Interior of the tool shed.

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    Tools hanging in one of the sheds used as a tool store.
  • Interior of the cupboard under the stairs.

    Interior of the cupboard under the stairs.

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    This shows the interior of one of the rooms, probably the under-stairs cupboard, with its small window. Pots and pans ...
  • The lean-to kitched and laundry room extensions to the Lock House

    The lean-to kitched and laundry room extensions to the Lock House

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    This shows the two stages of addition of lean-to extensions at the NW end of the Lock House. The older ...
  • The front of the Lock House, in spring 2007.

    The front of the Lock House, in spring 2007.

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    In this view, the lady peering into the lean-to is Mrs Margaret Langton, who generously guided Neil Fortey around the ...
  • The Lock House in 2007, seen from the south

    The Lock House in 2007, seen from the south

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    This is the first image from the set of photographs taken by Neil Fortey in spring of 2007. At this ...
  • The view of the field cottage at Stenwith, as seen from the northwestern boundary of theLock House site.

    The view of the field cottage at Stenwith, as seen from the northwestern boundary of theLock House site.

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    This view is looking from the NW margin of the Lock House site, across the River Devon (more of a ...
  • The Lock House viewed across the field from the lane at Stenwith

    The Lock House viewed across the field from the lane at Stenwith

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    A view of the Lock House surrounded by the trees that had grown up to enclose most of the ground ...
  • Refuse dumped at the Lock House

    Refuse dumped at the Lock House

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    This picture shows that expanse of thrown out bottles and other ‘stuff’ beneath the trees on one side of the ...
  • Danger - Radioactive Material - Keep Clear

    Danger - Radioactive Material - Keep Clear

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    This shed, made out of corrugated iron, was marked out by an old sign reading “Danger – Radioactive Material – ...
  • Improvised sheds at the Lock House

    Improvised sheds at the Lock House

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    These sheds, constructed by the Damms out of old doors, corrugated iron sheeting and other materials salvaged from here and ...
  • Abandoned farm machinery by the sheds at the Lock House

    Abandoned farm machinery by the sheds at the Lock House

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    A variety of items of old farm machinery lay abandoned in the undergrowth around the rickety sheds at the Lock ...
  • An abandoned field rake, at the Lock House

    An abandoned field rake, at the Lock House

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    This is one of a number of larger pieces of agricultural machinery, too large to be stored inside the shed ...
  • The sheds at the Lock House, after the ground clearance

    The sheds at the Lock House, after the ground clearance

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    This picture, looking towards the boundary of the lock house site, shows the two rows of sheds,  with open fields ...
  • The wind of change! Clearing the ground to make way for redevelopment.

    The wind of change! Clearing the ground to make way for redevelopment.

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    With the house vacated, the developer has cleared the site of trees and undergrowth as well as the turf that ...
  • Believed to be the simple grave where Ron Damms' ashes were buried.

    Believed to be the simple grave where Ron Damms' ashes were buried.

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    This stone is believed to mark the burial of Ron Damms’ ashes by his brother in 2004. The site is ...
  • The traditional earth-closet loo at the Lock House

    The traditional earth-closet loo at the Lock House

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    Without proper sewerage, a modern toilet could not be provided, so the traditional WC remained in use, as seen here.
  • Inside the bedroom above the dining room, at the Lock House

    Inside the bedroom above the dining room, at the Lock House

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    This picture shows the built-in wardrobe under the sloping roof of one of the bedrooms in the Lock House, probably ...
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