Fleensop historic photographs
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With thanks to Judith and Arthur Staples
Round Cow House, Fleensop, 1928.
It was to Sylvester Storey (son of Henry Storey) that Lister tuned to build a cow house to hold approximately 24 of his 100 cattle. Sylvester told Lister that he wanted to build something that would be a challenge. This idea appealed to the landowner so the services of an architect were sought. The result was the design for a round cow house, which the mason with help from his assistant Harry Gatenby set about building. Unfortunately the cow house was not a success, feeding the cattle was difficult as the food had to be transported into the centre of the building at feeding time and the cattle developed the habit of walking round and round the sides of the wall.
Sylvester a Grenadier Guardsman during the Great War died in 1979 aged 91. He is buried with his wife Annie (nee Hancock of Griff Mill) at Coverham.
Text and photo courtesy of Chris Hogg, from Wensleydale & Coverdale Through Time, Amberley, 2013.
Shooting party at Fleensop.
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The Fleensop estate was bought by William John Lister in the early 1920’s. Lister originally born in Fleensop was the proprietor of Squirrel confectionery of Stockport in Lancashire, famous for its “cherry lips” and “floral gums”. The Rolls Royce driving factory owner created a model farm and brought much needed employment to the dale as there were a new roads, walls and byres to build, stone to quarry, fields to plough, lime and reseed and a grass drying plant to install.
