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We have an old photograph from Fleetwood Library of Parr's Cottage, Parr's Lane taken in 1892 we would love to use. It says the photograph belongs to Mr A Holt, if this is you, please get in touch.
| You may have driven down Meadows Avenue past Oulder Nook, or Parr’s Cottage as it was also known, without noticing this quaint old cottage with its impossibly low Lynch Gate entrance.
Once belonging to Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood the exact date of Oulder Nook is not known, but it’s similarity to Poolfoot Cottage dated 1675 would suggest it being of a similar date. There was, and may still be, a sundial on the wall outside the house dated 1653 inscribed with ‘Redeem ye time’ but whether that belonged to this cottage or was removed from elsewhere and reused is debated. A
The cottage is built from local cobblestones and consists of three |
Oulder Nook - Parr's Cottage from A Pictorial Review of Thornton Cleveleys Thornton Cleveleys UDC | |
separate phases of building with a step up between each. The oldest part of the building was built in the 17th century, the next the 18th and a further extension of unknown date, but still very old, was added later. It is also hard to believe looking at it that this whitewashed little cottage actually has room for 2 floors but it does indeed with the upper floor being right into the roof. Originally thatched, Oulder Nook was | |
| | Parr's Cottage - 1892 |
Photograph taken in 1892 to follow hopefully | said to be the last remaining thatched cottage in Thornton before the thatch was destroyed by fire in the 1940’s and never replaced.
Adam Parr and his family lived here for over 45 years during the second half of the 19th century which was why it became known as Parr’s Cottage, or Granny Parr’s Cottage. Mr Parr paid £14 per year rent for the cottage and 4 acres of land which was later reduced to £12 due to the area regularly flooding on a high tide despite being nearly a mile form the sea. Parish Road, now Meadows Avenue and which at the time still had a gate at either end, was also known locally as Parr's Lane. |
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Oulder Nook has changed little over the years although today it is nestled within later houses and not standing alone in 4 acres as it once did. We wonder what tales it could tell if it's walls could speak. |