78 (above) and 79 (below). Chapman’s, Watery Lane. In 1869, the Rev. Jacob Macdonald, Vicar of Blewbury, reported to the Commissioners on the employment of children and women in agriculture - “Some of the cottages, most of them indeed, are very fair, better inside than their appearance would warrant”. This one certainly looked rather run down but at least the roof is being thatched.
The present day photograph shows a vast improvement.