Image). Tempting as it is to suppose that Kenneth Williams' once-famous character 'Rambling Syd Rumpo' lived here, it is more likely to have been a shoemaker. A cordwainer is a shoe maker, and Cordwain is an archaic name for leather, named for Spanish city of Córdoba which was once famous for the quality of its leather.."> Cordwain Cottage
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Cordwain Cottage

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Cordwain Cottage

Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 8 Jan 2023

Many of the houses along here have datestones, and this one reads "Cordwain Cottage 1901" (Image). Tempting as it is to suppose that Kenneth Williams' once-famous character 'Rambling Syd Rumpo' lived here, it is more likely to have been a shoemaker. A cordwainer is a shoe maker, and Cordwain is an archaic name for leather, named for Spanish city of Córdoba which was once famous for the quality of its leather.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.784902
Longitude
-0.166095