The Cottage
Dan is in Stoneleigh to chart the cottage's transformation from humble medieval hovel to modern dream home, with the help of documents in the local abbey.
We would all love to live in a cottage. It is the national fantasy - thatch on the roof, roses over the door, fire in the grate. Dan is in Stoneleigh in the beautiful Warwickshire countryside. The village has barely changed in 500 years, its cottages perfectly preserved. But even better, there is a treasure trove of documents in the local abbey which reveal centuries of daily life in extraordinary detail. Whether it is the pub owner fined for serving poor beer, the widow told to pay for her new home with her best chicken, or the first glass windows in the village, this film charts the cottage's transformation from humble medieval hovel to modern dream home.
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Evolution of a medieval cottage
Duration: 03:13
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Cab Calloway
Long About Midnight
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Miles Davis & Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Gil Evans
Summertime (From "Porgy & Bess")
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Dan Cruickshank |
Production Company | Oxford Film and TV |
Series Producer | Eleanor Scoones |
Director | Eleanor Scoones |
Executive Producer | Patrick Forbes |
Executive Producer | Stephanie Collins |
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