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| Keywords: Aerial photo of King's Barn, Bulcote.jpg en Bulcote Farm was built in 1527 at a cost of £43 according to information contained within the deeds It was extended in Victorian times and converted to house two separate farm labourers' families when the village's farm was re-sited nearer to the river and was renamed Holly Cottages It was at this time that Joseph Merrick's family of Elephant Man fame occupied one of the homes when the father was employed on the farm My parents bought the property in 1961 after it had stood empty for more than ten years and was derelict It was marketed as being for sale either for renovation or demolition with planning consent for upto ten new properties to be erected on the plot My parents chose to renovate it long before Newark Sherwood District Council decided to list it converting it back to one home which was when the kitchen was added to the southern elevation and turning the bungalow attached to the stable into a feedroom and treble garage It was at this time that my mother also renamed the property King's Barn 1966-06-01 An aerial photographer fifty years ago all rights were purchased with the original photograph author 52 994347 -1 019885 cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard Bulcote | ||||
