During our second visit to Reeth the local postman kindly introduced us to several of our neighbours. Barbara told us that she and her sister had written a history of Low Moor Lodge.
Last week a handwritten envelope and note appeared in our porch. The history of the house and surrounding area is fascinating. Barbara and her sister Vivienne, our nearest neighbours, were born at East Windy Hall, in the valley, in the 1930's. The site of the hovel was previously part of a poultry farm. This is an improvement on Paul's home in Thurcaston which was a pig farm.
Barbara and Vivienne's three pages of notes describe how the hovel was built for Dr John France, the village doctor, and his wife Pat and three pre-school children in 1966. Dr France did some of the plumbing himself. I will be continuing the tradition.
Since 1969, when Dr France moved to a position as an anaethesist, there have been three residents.
Mr Basil Cotton who was the County Durham Surveyor, responsible for motorway construction.
Mr Garfield Black and family. Mr Black was the manager of Lloyds Bank at Catterick Garrison. He was promoted to a position in Scarborough.
Tony and Maggie Pleasant. Maggie was Squadron Leader and Tony was a Flight Lieutenant in the RAF.
It snowed on Tuesday. The sheep outside the house did not seem to mind, despite the snow on their backs. Wednesday morning was glorious, I woke to the spectacular snowy sunrise shown above.
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