Bashall Eaves, The Village c.1955
Photo ref:
B742009
More about this scene
Here we have another view of the village, with its cottages and barns built in its local sandstone. Stone lintels, dripstones above the windows fitted with 16 panes and glazing bars (left) go back to the days when Bashall Eaves was mainly self-supporting. Dry stone walls were built to last 100 years. Sett-paved yards (right) withstood iron-shod cart wheels. Villagers grew barley, fruit and vegetables, whilst the village shop supplied everything from treacle to paraffin oil. A string of itinerant tradesmen called: butcher, tinker, tailor, fishmonger, and muffin man. The blacksmith's shop and the wheelwright's were next to each other, and the smith obliged with extras: 'blowers' to 'wuther up' the fire and iron hoops for the boys to bowl.
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