Thanks so much for all the lovely comments and favs on my recent pics. I was telling a friend how much I wish I'd been into photography when I lived in the UK because I'd love to photograph historical buildings. I do miss having history all around me so a visit to Howick Historical Village was great.
These are some of the building in the village - homes, schools, church, blacksmith, mill, courthouse, post office, pub, etc. The little cottages along the bottom row are the types of homes the lower ranking fencibles would have been given. They are semi-detached and made of wood with brick fireplaces and chimney. Downstairs they had a small living room at the front (maybe about 10-12 feet x 10-12 feet), where all the cooking, dining, etc. were done, and a little bedroom for the parents at the back. The children all slept in the small loft space above. In one of these tiny homes there was info about a family of 8 - the parents and 6 children - that had lived in a similar house. The homes were separated literally by single planks of wood. When I was taking photos in one there were visitors in the house next door and I could hear every word they were saying. It certainly makes me appreciate how lucky I am to live in the present day.
Oh, I absolutely love all of these and will be taking more time later to come back and enlarge on my phone to better view each individually. Fascinating historical information, too! Thanks for sharing it!
