Polly Featherstone, Mill Dale

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Date:1920 - 1930 (c.)

Description:Polly Featherstone lived at Polly's Cottage, Mill Dale. She smoked a clay pipe which she kept in the oven of her fire grate. She is seen here washing her laundry using a dolly peg and tub. Polly's Cottage is now a take-away cafe.


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1930s
Polly Featherstone, Mill Dale, Alstonefield
Polly Featherstone, Mill Dale, Alstonefield

Polly Featherstone lived at Polly's Cottage, Mill Dale. She smoked a clay pipe ...

1950s
Methodist Chapel,  Mill Dale, Alstonefield
Methodist Chapel, Mill Dale, Alstonefield

A dissenters' chapel was opened at Mill Dale in January 1836, but was transferred ...

1980s
Norman Twigge, Mill Dale, Alstonefield
Norman Twigge, Mill Dale, Alstonefield

Norman Twigge, a well known resident and fount of local knowledge, outside his home ...

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Image courtesy of: Alstonefield Local History Society

Donor ref:Sam H 31 (173/22452)

Source: Alstonefield Local History Society

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