When in the 1960s supermarkets replaced the network of small independent retailers, many farmers were forced to think of other ways to make a living. Some sold their dairy herds and turned their pastures into arable land, others concentrated on growing fruits, vegetables or mushrooms. Many sold their now redundant barns to developers who converted them into dwellings or holiday lets.
At the same time, the work of farm labourers was gradually taken over by machinery that required one man only to operate and could accomplish the job far quicker. With the farm workers having been made redundant, the cottages they used to live in, provided for them by the farm, were frequently done up and put on the market, but by far not all of them. It never ceases to amaze me just how many farm labourers' cottages were left to rot. One farmer explained to me that he did not wish to have people living on his land who in all probability would know nothing about farming and only cause problems. Instead, he'd kocked out some of the walls and kept calves in the downstairs rooms until the building became too unstable even for cattle.
The two semi-detached cottages at Whitehouse Farm appear to have stood empty ever since the workers and their families have moved out. The surrounding barns and sheds have since been converted into pricey accommodation. The farmhouse is still standing and the farmer is still farming the surrounding land.
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At the same time, the work of farm labourers was gradually taken over by machinery that required one man only to operate and could accomplish the job far quicker. With the farm workers having been made redundant, the cottages they used to live in, provided for them by the farm, were frequently done up and put on the market, but by far not all of them. It never ceases to amaze me just how many farm labourers' cottages were left to rot. One farmer explained to me that he did not wish to have people living on his land who in all probability would know nothing about farming and only cause problems. Instead, he'd kocked out some of the walls and kept calves in the downstairs rooms until the building became too unstable even for cattle.
The two semi-detached cottages at Whitehouse Farm appear to have stood empty ever since the workers and their families have moved out. The surrounding barns and sheds have since been converted into pricey accommodation. The farmhouse is still standing and the farmer is still farming the surrounding land.
The Pics.....
No one puts Shucky in the corner !!!!
Thanks for looking.......
