Amberley, Rose Cottage 1925
Photo ref: 77583
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Photo ref: 77583
Photo of Amberley, Rose Cottage 1925

More about this scene

This attractive cottage, with its Gothic window frames, is situated close to Minchinhampton Common, although it is much less easy to see this today, since trees now cover the horizon. The cottage is celebrated as the house where Mrs Craik wrote John Halifax, Gentleman in 1856.

A Selection of Memories from Amberley

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Amberley

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We had such a tremendous snow fall I believe it was difficult to open the back door due to snow drifts. However my girls Sam and Lucy put on the boots and coats and gloves and we trudged literally through the snow down past Pinfathings to Nailsworth, where real people and stores were mingling and we able to delight in some treats and then tredge back up the hill to Ivy ...see more