Mrs
Smith's Cottage was built in the mid nineteenth century.
It is a very simple early Victorian brick built cottage.
The only modern innovations are an inside toilet, cold water
tap and electricity. The range, the heart of the house,
was in daily use for cooking and heating until the mid 1990's.
The only access to the bedrooms is by a simple ladder.
The
Cottage is named after its last resident, Mrs Smith, who lived
there happily and independently until 1995, when she was 102
years old. When Mrs Smith died there was strong concern to see
the cottage kept as 'something special' for the village.
The
Cottage was granted official Museum Status in March 2000. It
is open throughout the spring, summer and autumn, and staffed
solely by volunteers.
BOOKLETS
ABOUT MRS SMITH ON SALE AT THE COTTAGE:
Mrs
Smith & Her Cottage - 60p
Mrs Smith's Schooldays - 60p
Mrs Smith's Working Life - 60p
Mrs Smith and her Garden - 60p
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New Postcards are now available of the Cottage - including the
interior! If you would like to order the full set, please send
your name and address, together with a cheque for £3.00
made out to "Friends of Mrs Smith's Cottage" to:
Sue
Lord (Postcard Order)
Mrs Smith's Cottage
3 East Road
Navenby
Lincoln
LN5 0EP
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HERE to view the
postcards in a new window.
Mrs.
Smith’s Cottage would like to train new volunteer guides
to show visitors around the Cottage. If you live locally and
have an interest in local history and enjoy meeting new people,
you would enjoy working voluntarily at this unique cottage museum.
For further details please telephone Jennie Chandler on: 07887
928733.
NVQ
Qualification in Heritage Studies - Would you like
to follow an interest in History, or maybe start a new career
in the Heritage Sector? Places on this course are free and the
course takes place in Navenby. To find out more, call Jennie
Chandler on 07887 928733
‘The
Cliff Villages at War’
This new 48 page book about the ‘home front’ in
the Cliff Villages (Waddington to Leadenham), is now available.
The book is based on village war memories from local residents
and includes information from school log books and parish
records. It is well-illustrated. If you would like a copy
of the book, please contact Sue Lord on sl9933@gmail.com to
order a copy by post. The cost including postage and packing
will be £4.50 per book.
Would you like to be kept informed
of future events at Mrs. Smith's Cottage? If so, please send
your name and email address to mrssmithscottage@gmail.com
and we will add you to our e mail contact list.
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