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Please be aware the ruined shell of Gwyle Cottages has now been fenced off for safety reasons but can be viewed from a short distance.
Gwyle Cottages comprised two non-identical semi-detached properties. Sadly only the ruins remain.
.. passing between the shepherd’s house and pond one came by a grassy track and field gate to the Gwyle Cottages, built about 1880 of local stone with stone-tiled roofs to match the “street”. They stood in an enclosure of their own and faced the Gwyle.
Lilian Bond
In February 1941, officers attached to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, were billeted with local residents. Company Commander Captain Allen, second-in-command Lieutenant Higgins and 2nd Lt David Greville-Heygate stayed with Harry and Marjorie Grant who lived in the left-hand Gwyle Cottage. The officers found the cottage charming and the furniture beautiful (it had come out of the Grand Hotel in Swanage), but they were the only men in the battalion without electric light, hot water or gas.
Occupants of Gwyle Cottages
Gwyle Cottages, comprising two non-identical semi-detached properties, were home to the following families:
Wellman family
from 1912 to 1936
Bob and Alice Wellman (nee Lucas) and their six children: Rose, Vera, James, Ivy, Peter and Joyce – see Wellman family page
Gould family
from ? until 1924
Thomas and Virtue Gould (nee Park) and son John – see Gould family page
Grant family
from 1924 to 1942
Harry and Marjorie Grant (nee Smith), son Arthur and adopted son, Cyril Griffiths – see Grant family page
Gale family
1939
Jean Gale, two younger sons Anthony and Andrew and children’s nurse
Location of Gwyle Cottages
Page last updated: 17 September 2022