History of the Lane

So many beautiful souls live in this lane. 

Two photos have been shared with me this week, one of the lane around 1950 and another one from the other end of the lane, from around 1900.

Sanctuary Smallholding was originally the brick furnace manager's home, the deputy lived next door and so on, as you walk up the lane. 

Originally, the railway line did not have access underneath for carts or cars and the families had to risk crossing the main line to go into the nearest town.

It's great to see the faces of the brick furnace workers and their families. The houses were built with two entrances and this was originally the back lane it's now the only entrance in. The front path is now closed off as it now runs across the gardens. 

One neighbour has lived here since the 1950's and her husband lived here from the age of 4.  

Each cottage originally had a pigsty and luckily we still have our two pigstyes. There also used to be allotments behind.

We are in the middle of a valley, :between 4 villages. Have the phone code of one town and fall under the borough of another, the church parish of another village and the village address of a village furthest away from us?  

We are blessed to live in this secret single track lane, hidden away with all these views and walks and nature.