This cottage has only three rooms and was once home to a family of nine.  Originally the cottage would have had an earth floor, this was subsequently bricked over and later tiled.  Where the cottage was originally situated, the nearest supply of fresh water was from a well that was half a mile away.

I am not at all sure about ‘WANTED young girls for bottling and pickling’…

For those who are interested in the technical details:

The Hay Inclined Plane connects the canal at Blists Hill with the canal at Coalport, lifting boats 63m using a combination of steam power and gravity. The inclined plane was opened in 1792 and remained in use until the end of the nineteenth century. It survives today as one of the most impressive structures of its type in the country. Spectacular views of this monument can be had from the bottom at Coalport; it is also well worth the walk to the end of the canal at Blists Hill to see the remains of the basin and the base of the steam winding engine at the top.

“Two Steeples”

PURE WOOL

UNDERWEAR

WILL NOT SHRINK.

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