Photograph of Heywood Hall Cottage, Pedley Hill Adlington. 800 years old and measuring 20 feet by 10 and made of wattle and daub. Contained living room , scullery and bedroom reached by removable steps. Had electricity and mains water. Miss Wainwright lived in the house 52 years(at the time of a report in the Macclesfield Times) her father took over the cottage in 1859.The previous occupant Miss Heywood gave the cottage its name when villagers jokingly called it Heywood Hall.
Information fron undated Macclesfield Times Article. See also 119/27
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