Saturday, February 12, 2005
Mrs Kings Cottage Collapses
Mrs Kings wonderful Grade II listed cottage collapsed on the 12th Feb 2005. Two thatched cottages were destroyed in the accident. These houses were a wonderful feature on the A417 heading out of Harwell towards Upton.
News papers and others are blaming a bodged renovation attempt, but at the time of writing this is not clear. The new owner Mr Dawson has been modernising the two cottages, one of which (Mrs Kings) had been empty since she passed away at the beginning of 2003.
Thankfully no one was hurt and the adjacent houses seem to be unaffected by the collapse.
News papers and others are blaming a bodged renovation attempt, but at the time of writing this is not clear. The new owner Mr Dawson has been modernising the two cottages, one of which (Mrs Kings) had been empty since she passed away at the beginning of 2003.
Thankfully no one was hurt and the adjacent houses seem to be unaffected by the collapse.
# posted by Harwell Village @ 10:59 
