Royal Cottage April 2016

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Jon6D

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This place gets its name for the amount or Royal memorabilia and plates stamped with the Royal ER stamp on them.

Ive been here twice now, once on my own and once with VertigoRod, I went the first time on my own, one because Rod was busy doing other stuff and two just to experience doing a explore on my own as Ive done all my other explores with someone, I always remember Rod saying to me that he wanted to go and revisit this old care home because the first time he did it he done it on his own and felt like he rushed it and didn't take any good photos, I know what he was on about now, when I went to this old cottage the first time alone, I didn't feel as at ease as normally and didn't take as much time as I normally do and didn't have a good scout about like normal, its just nice to know, when your looking through your lens and you hear a strange noise its your company and not come crazy farmer, not that farmers are crazy or anything haha

Looking at the condition of this place Id say its been empty for a good 15+ years maybe longer but I don't think the red bed is that old thats why I think its posable its been occupied up until then, in the cottage its self, there's a few things hanging around but I think its been staged, there's a Kitchen, pantry, two rooms down stairs and then the weirdest staircase Ive ever come across, there so steep its almost like going up a ladder, don't ask me how they got the wardrobe in the bedroom, they must of built the cottage around it. out in the garden is a old caravan with a collapsed tree on top of it with loads of stuff inside and there's also a old train carriage full of loads and loads of plates, TV and old tools

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Thanks
 
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Really nice find there bud - the chipped silver jubilee cup brought back some memorys - remember being in primary school and every pupil been given one of those cups to commemorate the jubilee - somewhere in in a old box in the loft - i still have that cup today.
 
I agree with Rubex on the Avo's - lovely bits of kit especially in the leather case! The one in the leather case looks to be a Model 40 and the other looks to be a high resistance Model 1. Turns out kit like this sells for less than I initially thought. I'll have to invest I think!

Fantastic photos!
 
I've got one of them Avometers but not in as good a nick as them.Regarding the wardrobe to get them upstairs the usual method was to remove a window frame and with lots of effort(and probably a lot of swearing) Haul them oup and in.
 
Great photos & write up Jon - this was a really interesting visit. The mountain of plates is something we probably won't see again - it's a good job this place is so rural as they wouldn't have lasted 2 minutes if nearer a town. You done well seeking out this place - good work buddy!
 
Regarding the wardrobe to get them upstairs the usual method was to remove a window frame and with lots of effort(and probably a lot of swearing) Haul them oup and in.

Thanks to Jon6D taking the necessary photographs - view into the staircase from ground level and view looking down the flight, the only way that particular wardrobe came into the bedroom was via the front door and up said staircase. A common Co-op design of the period and sold as an attic or servant's robe, the piece breaks down into fifteen major pieces plus the interior fittings and shelves. The bulkiest item being the draw 'container', less legs and the largest being the mirrored door. Negotiated many staircases like that in my childhood, and Dad and Uncle got bedroom furniture into place using both the 'knockdown' method if it came apart or up a ladder and through the window opening if it was glued solid.

Very good report here. Nice one!
 
Thanks to Jon6D taking the necessary photographs - view into the staircase from ground level and view looking down the flight, the only way that particular wardrobe came into the bedroom was via the front door and up said staircase. A common Co-op design of the period and sold as an attic or servant's robe, the piece breaks down into fifteen major pieces plus the interior fittings and shelves. The bulkiest item being the draw 'container', less legs and the largest being the mirrored door. Negotiated many staircases like that in my childhood, and Dad and Uncle got bedroom furniture into place using both the 'knockdown' method if it came apart or up a ladder and through the window opening if it was glued solid.

Very good report here. Nice one!

Just a thought, the folk who built these old places that give us so much fun weren't stupid, they often fitted hatches to allow access for furniture.
 
Just a thought, the folk who built these old places that give us so much fun weren't stupid, they often fitted hatches to allow access for furniture.

Ah! that old red herring. One needs to be very carful here - I have had three 'eureka' moments, only to find that they were access hatches put in when piped water was installed and the galvanised water tanks put into the loft. Style of furniture alters with the era and also with the lifestyle of the original occupants, From my experiences I find that 'up the stairs' for first occupants always seems to fit in with style of fixtures and fittings used by these people. The alterations to the stair wells and cases of multi floored Victorian houses that were converted into self contained flats/apartments in the late 40's to early 60's was always going to give rise to problems. One which the requirement for external fire escapes gave an unexpected relief.
 
Ah! that old red herring. One needs to be very carful here - I have had three 'eureka' moments, only to find that they were access hatches put in when piped water was installed and the galvanised water tanks put into the loft. Style of furniture alters with the era and also with the lifestyle of the original occupants, From my experiences I find that 'up the stairs' for first occupants always seems to fit in with style of fixtures and fittings used by these people. The alterations to the stair wells and cases of multi floored Victorian houses that were converted into self contained flats/apartments in the late 40's to early 60's was always going to give rise to problems. One which the requirement for external fire escapes gave an unexpected relief.

No, the cottages I had in mind didn't have indoor plumbing or electricity come to think of it but they did have hatches to allow access upstairs.
 

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