Land girls hostel given listed status to mark women’s war work https://ift.tt/32Y6BkR Gregory Robinson Hut in Cheshire is one of few surviving buildings housing farmworkers who fed Britain One of the last remaining Women’s Land Army (WLA) hostels has been given Grade II listed status for being “vitally important” in recognising women’s wartime efforts. The humble hut, in Smallwood, Cheshire, is one of the few surviving WLA hostels, and has been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J March 04, 2020 at 02:01AM

Hut in Cheshire is one of few surviving buildings housing farmworkers who fed Britain

One of the last remaining Women’s Land Army (WLA) hostels has been given Grade II listed status for being “vitally important” in recognising women’s wartime efforts.

The humble hut, in Smallwood, Cheshire, is one of the few surviving WLA hostels, and has been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

Continue reading...

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