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| − | A notable feature of the [[Severn Valley]] landscape is the large number of wooden shacks, particularly on Hill Farm on the east bank and Hawkbatch Farm on the west bank between [[Northwood Halt]] and [[Folly Point]] with smaller numbers north of [[Arley]] at Bank Farm and at [[Highley]] | + | A notable feature of the [[Severn Valley]] landscape is the large number of wooden shacks, particularly on Hill Farm on the east bank and Hawkbatch Farm on the west bank between [[Northwood Halt]] and [[Folly Point]] with smaller numbers north of [[Arley]] at Bank Farm and at [[Highley]]. |
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| + | Most were built in the 1920s and '30s as holiday homes, with more being added in the 1940s until the introduction of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act. Many are now permanently occupied. There are 380 such shacks in total within the Wyre Forest District.<ref>[http://www.wyreforestdc.gov.uk/media/106049/Adopted-Site-Allocations-and-Policies-LP-1-.pdf Wyre Forest District Council Local Plan] Section 7.103</ref> | ||
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| + | It is likely that many were originally based on railway carriages, although after several decades of repairs and extensions, none of them retains any outward evidence of this. The last one recognisable as a railway carriage was demolished in early 2017. | ||
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| + | [[From The Window]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 11 March 2017
A notable feature of the Severn Valley landscape is the large number of wooden shacks, particularly on Hill Farm on the east bank and Hawkbatch Farm on the west bank between Northwood Halt and Folly Point with smaller numbers north of Arley at Bank Farm and at Highley.
Most were built in the 1920s and '30s as holiday homes, with more being added in the 1940s until the introduction of the 1947 Town and Country Planning Act. Many are now permanently occupied. There are 380 such shacks in total within the Wyre Forest District.[1]
It is likely that many were originally based on railway carriages, although after several decades of repairs and extensions, none of them retains any outward evidence of this. The last one recognisable as a railway carriage was demolished in early 2017.
References
- ↑ Wyre Forest District Council Local Plan Section 7.103
