| 词条 | Mr Straw's House |
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| name = Mr. Straw's House | former_names = | alternate_names = | status = | image = Mr Straws House.jpg | image_alt = | image_size = | caption = The house in 2004 | building_type = | architectural_style = | structural_system = | material = | cost = | ren_cost = | client = | owner = National Trust | location = 5-7 Blyth Grove, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England | coordinates = {{coord|53.3150|-1.1154|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | completion_date = {{Start date|1905}} | renovation_date = | floor_count = | architect = | awards = | designations = | ren_architect = | ren_firm = | ren_str_engineer = | ren_serv_engineer = | ren_civ_engineer = | ren_oth_designers = | ren_qty_surveyor = | ren_awards = | rooms = | website = {{url|www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mr-straws-house}} }} Mr Straw's House is a National Trust property in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. The Edwardian semi-detached house and its contents have remained largely unchanged since the 1920s. It opened to the public in 1993. HistoryThe Edwardian semi-detached house built around 1905 and located on Blyth Grove in Worksop, was the residence of the Straw family and is now cared for by the National Trust. William Straw moved to the town in 1886 with his brother Benjamin and the two siblings established a successful grocers shop on Bridge Street. The business, marketed as a tea dealer and seedsman, did well for itself, and in 1896 William married Florence Winks, daughter of the prosperous butcher across the street. Having bought out his brother Benjamin, William was solely responsible for the business, living above the shop with Florence and their three children William junior (1898), Walter (1988) and David (1904), who sadly passed away at around eighteen months old. It wasn't until 1923 that the family moved out to their new house on Blyth Grove and Florence quickly got to work on the decoration of her new home, choosing the latest wallpapers and carpets to create a fashionable and modern place for entertaining and relaxing. After living at the shop for so long the move to a separate family home was the chance to show off the success of the business. After the death of her husband in 1932 Florence made few alterations to the house, as a Victorian woman in mourning this would have been expected of her and her contemporaries would have found nothing strange about her choice to keep his pipes by the fire and his collar box in the bedroom. When she passed away in 1939 William and Walter lived in the house together, and their frugal way of living and make do and mend attitude resulted in the house largely avoiding modernisation. William junior had spent much of the 1920s and 1930s in London, initially studying English Literature at Kings College London before going on to teach at City of London College. Moving home in 1939 he took over the running of the house, while his brother ran the family business until his retirement in 1964. Neither brother married but they both had a variety of hobbies and interests, including archaeology and walking, and were involved in various local societies and their chosen place of worship, St John's. After Walter's death in 1976 William was alone until he passed away in 1990, the last few years of his life seeing him frequently in and out of hospital. When he died William generously left his collection of around 30,000 everyday objects to the National Trust, along with his money. The family home on Blyth Grove, and the other half of the semidetached property (which William had bought around 1940 and rented out) were left to the last set of tenants. Luckily the tenants sold to the National Trust, enabling the collection to stay in the house just as the Straw's lived with it, providing a fascinating glimpse into a forgotten time. National Trust ownershipThough the Straw family took good care of their home William was unable to keep on top of the upkeep in his later years and the time when the property was uninhabited at the end of William's life, saw the cold and damp have an inevitable effect on the property. With these issues resolved and the house rewired it was ready to receive visitors and the doors opened to the public in 1993. Due to the small scale of the property visits need to be booked in advance as there is a maximum group size of four. The house opens Tuesday through to Saturday, closing for its winter clean in November and reopening in March. There are various special events organised and the display room and tour change yearly. External links
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