Building record 5464 - Lock Keepers House, School Lane, Norbury
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Summary
After WW1 this house became the home of the Edwards family, who despite having no electricity, gas, telephone, running water or inside toilet, housed evacuees from Liverpool during WW2 in 1941.
The cottage is built up on foundations to raise it to the level of the canal.
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Full Description
Village/Town: Norbury
Lockkeepers House
Norbury Lock
SY13 4HS
After WW1 the home of the Edwards family who despite having no electricity, gas, telephone, running water or inside toilet housed evacuees from Liverpool during WW2 in 1941.
The cottage is built up on foundations to raise it to the level of the canal. (1)
<1> Cheshire East Council, 2010, Cheshire East LDF Local List of Historic Buildings (Report). SCH5404.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SCH5404 Report: Cheshire East Council. 2010. Cheshire East LDF Local List of Historic Buildings. N/A.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SJ 562 464 (11m by 10m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SJ54NE |
| Civil Parish | NORBURY, CREWE AND NANTWICH, CHESHIRE EAST |
| Historic Township/Parish/County | NORBURY, MARBURY, CHESHIRE |
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Record last edited
Aug 6 2015 9:55AM