Nailsworth, General View 1900
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The stone cottages built for mill workers look picturesque, but in days gone by conditions were by no means luxurious. It is recorded that in the 1920s such cottages, with their flagstone floors laid directly on the earth and exterior walls with no dampcourse, were difficult to keep warm and dry. To try and improve their comfort, residents laid linoleum over the flagstones to stop the damp rising. Next coconut matting was placed over the linoleum, which in turn was covered with home made rugs stitched together from strips of cloth.
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