
Naylor's archiect W H Gee of Liverpool spared no expense and paid great attention to detail as can be seen by the beautiful windows and door furniture.

The everyday care of the birds was under the supervision of a Poultry Keeper who lived in a cottage adjacent to the yard. Both Poultry Cottage and The Fowl House now belong to the Landmark Trust, a charity which restores neglected historic buildings and gives them a new future by offering them for holidays. And here, in this idylic setting, amongst the soaring Redwoods of Leighton's Pinetum*, would be the perfect place for a short break. The cottage looked very cosy - I could imagine sitting in front of the fire on a winter's evening all warm and snug, or sitting on the front step on a summers day listening to the wind in the trees, the mew of a buzzard and not much else. If we didn't live only a mile away I think we'd be booking in.
*Like many of his fellow Victorians John Naylor was a great collector and as well as poultry and water fowl he established an extensive collection of conifers. (Leighton Pinetum is now owned by the Royal Forestry Society.) He may well have had a menagerie too.....
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Dear Mountainear,
I was delighted to read your blog about the Poultry Cottage, and was wondering whether you have more information on Georgina Naylor. Please get in touch with me at my e-mail address: cvanheertum@ritmanlibrary.nl
best wishes,
Cisca van Heertum
I have a caravan in the Forden area, and for many years took parties of Children to see this building and the surroundings red woods never causing any mischief However in 2009 we were for the first time rudely told to get away as this area was private and we not welcome. the shildren and their escorts were most distressed.
Can you please explain the attidudecou
I have a caravan in the Forden area, and for many years took parties of Children to see this building and the surroundings red woods never causing any mischief However in 2009 we were for the first time rudely told to get away as this area was private and we not welcome. the shildren and their escorts were most distressed.
Can you please explain the attidude
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