little betley
On either side of the old railway line stand two farmhouses - Great Betley to the west, and Little Betley to the east. Little Betley is an attractive old farmhouse - easily reached by a footpath from the old railway line. In 1841 the house was occupied by 44-year old William Woolgar, an agricultural labourer who was also there in 1851. Two families lived at the house in 1871 and 1881 - those of John Fains or Fairs and Henry Nye in 1871 - and of John Fains/Fairs and William Pierce, all agricultural labourers, in 1881. In 1891 the sole family was that of Benjamin Parsons, wife Mary and their four children. In 1901, 41-year old Stephen Matthews - "Feeder, Threshing Machine" - lived there.
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Little Betley: The farmhouse in 2005. I think another photo, without intervening cars, will be called for in the future - just to show the frontage of the house.
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Little Betley 1 & 2: These two black & white photographs show Little Betley in 1876.
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Little Betley 1: A view of the back of Little Betley from mid-November 2019. The land around it had been cleared - probably for drainage purposes - giving a good view of the structure.
Little Betley 2: A similar view to the one above, but taken from further back.
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Little Betley: The farmhouse in 2005. I think another photo, without intervening cars, will be called for in the future - just to show the frontage of the house.
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Little Betley 1 & 2: These two black & white photographs show Little Betley in 1876.
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Little Betley 1: A view of the back of Little Betley from mid-November 2019. The land around it had been cleared - probably for drainage purposes - giving a good view of the structure.
Little Betley 2: A similar view to the one above, but taken from further back.