Hook's Cottage, Oaks Nook
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Hook's Cottage, Oaks Nook
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 19 Aug 2020
This is Hook's Cottage, Oaks Nook; it is on the left-hand corner of the lane from Brown Hill Farm as it reaches Knowsley Road. The door lintel is inscribed "N/B.A/1773" which indicates that it was built by Nathan Brooks in 1773 at the same time as the church was enlarged. Nathan Brooks’ grave is in the church graveyard. The cottage is a Grade II listed building (Historic England List Entry Number: 1067270 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1067270 ).
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Image Location
Latitude
53.588922
Longitude
-2.35905