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The instant I saw her I knew. It was love at first sight and that love grew over the years. What began as curiosity "I wonder what those marks are on the beams." became "I have to find out about her history". While some of those musings were rewarded, there were many that I could not fathom. There were only a limited number of years that I was able to go back and find answers, then I came up against a blank. The cottage holds on to her secrets...

We have an idealised view of life in Victorian times, seeing it as idyllic and we mistakenly believe that present day society is more violent. This, in fact, is not true but, because of TV coverage we are aware of terrible events in this country and others. When you look back you see that crimes were more violent and "gory", the macabre interest of neighbours who paid to see the victims is incredible. The punishments meted out in courts were s...