Lowsonford, Warwickshire
Architect appointed: Hawkes
Edwards and Cave
Works instructed: May 2006
Available from: 6 November 2006
Lengthsman's Cottage stands
beside a lock on the Stratford canal in the pretty village of Lowsonford
in Warwickshire. (A lengthsman, who cared for a particular
stretch of canal, is the more accurate name for its original inhabitant
than a lock-keeper). It is one of just six cottages built
along the canal, with a barrel vaulted roof, put up during the Napoleonic
Wars by engineers who were more accustomed to building bridges than
dwellings and so used the same construction methods for both.
Ours is a particularly unspoilt
example. This stretch of the canal was acquired by the National
Trust in 1960 and the cottage was refurbished then. In 1993 ownership
of the cottage was transferred to Landmark. Until last year,
it had been lived in for 85 years on a life tenancy by Ned Taylor,
who was born in the cottage in 1921 as one of eleven children.
Thanks to a generous gift
from a private supporter, we were able to renovate it again to enable
Landmarkers to enjoy the gentle pace of canal life. We are
now taking bookings for Lengthsman's Cottage which sleeps up to
4 people and is available from 6 November 2006. For further
details please contact the Booking
Office.
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