In the Bedroom of Squatters Cottage. by JeffG7BRJ
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Two for one here, this is inside the bedroom. This was the only bedroom for the whole family, can you imagine 9 people all sleeping in the same room? The bit of bed you can see here was the largest of three, so one can assume this was the marital bed. There was another one at the other side of the fireplace and a further one against the back wall. For storage there was a large tin traveling trunk and an old set of small drawers. As you can see storage space was very sparse, they even used the eves for storing the guzzunder(chamber pot). The wash stand was the window sill. The whole building only had three windows. In the bedroom there was a plethora of peg rugs, on the floor and the bed. I can imagine them being used as blankets in the winter time.
I know these images are not very good but when there are so many people trying to get in, you don't have much time to compose the shot. By the way, the camera was level, the cottage lent from front to back. That is why the images lean different ways. By the way these cottages all had the same colour for the interior walls, White!
Tomorrow the penultimate images in the larder, then Wednesday the last of the Squatters Cottage.
Thanks for stopping by for a look and for any comments that you care to make, I do appreciate every one.
May the sun shine down on you, where ever you are.
Comments (17)
42n8
What a wonderful POV i can't imagine how 9 people were able to sleep here, but they obviously managed it. Amazing
aljaysart
Excellent Jeff, and thanks for sharing.
stolta
Wow, great photo!!!!!!!!
auntietk
I'll forgive you the hurried shots - they're probably better than you think, anyway! :) It's wonderful to be able to see this bit of history. Thank you!
trishabadblood
they are wonderful.. and keep the time travel feel going so beautifully...
MrsLubner
I love this introduction to history. Yes, I can imagine 9 sleeping in one bedroom. In some places it is still being done. I have seen as many as 17 people living in one 2-bedroom apartment. This looks like a well tended place. I'd hate to be half asleep though and go to pull down that chamber pot! One wrong move and ... well... you know.LOL I really like seeing this sort of thing. It really lets you see into other lives.
artaddict2
Yes it was very difficult to get a good shot, hard to avoid the general public. Nevertheless, these two shots give you an even better idea of how cramped the cottage was, no room to swing a cat! (I have never swung a cat around, its only a saying in this part of the world) Nice work Jeff.
mickuk50
when you think of all the space we have nowadays and still moan about nowhere to put anything these shots of yours make you wonder why we moan at all as we are very fortunate .i agree with tara these shots are`nt as bad as you think .well done mate mick
stevey3d
Brilliant Jeff! The light shows off the textures really well! Superb! 5++
SSoffia
BEAUTIFUL SERIES SEPIAS & HISTORY :)
Liam.
I can't see why you'd say these shots aren't very good? They're great documents!
rainbows
I cannot imagine how so many people could sleep in this space, Jeff. Perhaps top to tail!! Like little sardines. We were four children to one bedroom and we thought that was crowded. Wonderful slice of history in you amazing works. Does us good to look back and count out many blessing now.. Happy sunshine hugs. Diane. xx
Ionel
Very interesting captures and information! But I wonder how many young people care about what life was like not so long ago!!!
jocko500
small place. thanks for the show. Hope no one snores. I would sleep outside then. I read of a man that was raise under the Indians and he sleep outside even if it raining. he lived to be old too.
Richardphotos
with so many people it must have stayed warm.I think you composed all very well and easy to see the way they lived
huismus
When I was young we slept with 4 people in a room 2.30 X 3 meter. One bed above the other. This was the case until I was 6. Until I was 25 I slept in a room 1 X 2 meter and my parents in the room 2.30 X 3. The living room was 2.30 X 3 meter, we didn’t know any better, and it worked for us. Marvelous series of photos, great.
RobyHermida
nice...........