Mr Straw's House
Introduction
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Mr Straw's House
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 1 Jul 1994
At first sight 7 Blyth Grove in Worksop is an unremarkable middle class house of the Edwardian period. What makes it special, however, is that has remained largely unchanged since 1932 when William Straw died. After the death of his wife in 1939 their two sons, William Jr and Walter, lived here for the next 40 years with very few concessions to the modern world. After Walter's death William continued to live here until 1990 when he left the house and its contents to the National Trust. The Trust opened it to the public shortly afterwards, representing a change in direction for them as this was the first small domestic house in their portfolio. The house is seen here in 1994.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.315002
Longitude
-1.11542