Old Post Cottage
Old Post Cottage (on the right)
Old Post Cottage.
Old Post Cottage is a Grade II Listed Building of 17th century origin. It was originally two cottages belonging to Walter Morrison’s estate. They were sold by auction at the Buck Hotel, Malham on Friday 21st July 1922 and were bought by Elizabeth Ann Wiseman who lived there with her family until her death in 1955. She willed the cottages to Kirkby Malham Church and her family lived there until the death of her sister, Eliza Brown in October 1971. The end cottage was used by the Wiseman family as the village post office until it was transferred to its present position at South View in 1953. In 1972 the cottages were sold by Kirkby Malham Church Council to local residents. They were re-roofed in August 1972 and renovated to modern standards by the occupants and Maurice Blades of Airton. This was the last house in Malham to have electricity installed by Ted Holmes of Malham.
Photograph shows Old Post Cottage on right.
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