Houses of the characters

[captain clutterbuck]

I've always wondered about buying/selling old set houses, I noticed Liz & Emmets house from KUA recently sold. I'm wondering whether being used in a famous comedy series increases the value due to it's history or whether it would put buyers off with fans coming for a nosy every so often???

On one of my Heritage walks last year around Newcastle I visited the property that was featured in the BBC Series A House through Time with David Olusoga it was a must watch . During and since the show the House has had countless people visit to take photographs . On the Heritage walk there are normally 30 maybe 40 people and always sufficient Guides to narrate the walk .

On this one there were 230 people turned up with 4 guides . When we reached the House in 4 groups of nearly 60 not surprisingly the couple who owned it had the internal shutters closed to protect their privacy . The guide I was with believed they were so fed up of the attention that they were putting the house for sale .

No doubt they did receive money as part of the show but I suspect it paled into insignificance with the intrusion into their privacy so sometimes you need to be careful of what you wish for . Nora's has had prolonged attention for a number of years now.

 

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One of the essential amenities in Holmfirth is the brilliant secondhand bookshop I went in many years ago.

Was that the Daisy Lane book shop seen in some episodes?

 

[maltrab]

Was that the Daisy Lane book shop seen in some episodes?

Oh Yes

 

[Marianna]

Nora's has had prolonged attention for a number of years now.

That's probably one of the reasons why it's now a holiday let rather than a personal residence.

 

[Adrian Morris]

I would take Nora Batty's. Right in town with the Elephant and Castle pub right across the way and close to the shops.

 

[Barrychuckle]

I'm pretty sure the proximity to the pub wasn't a consideration when Nora chose that house

 

[WellyMan]

Was that the Daisy Lane book shop seen in some episodes?

I'm not sure, just remember that it was a really good bookshop, possibly over several floors.

 

[Graham]

Yes Daisy lane books. There's a small lane opposite which leads down to the main road & this is where the 'shinyglow' office was. The door in 2017 didn't have much shine or glow. Innit strange what some people take photos of! Guilty as charged.

 

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Yes Daisy lane books. There's a small lane opposite which leads down to the main road & this is where the 'shinyglow' office was. The door in 2017 didn't have much shine or glow. Innit strange what some people take photos of! Guilty as charged.View attachment 3714

Someone must have cleaned it with the actual Shinyglow spray!

 

[ferret]

I have always liked the Wesley and Edie's house. Little terrace overlooking the river, hills to the rear and a green garage up the lane.

 

[Graham]

A couple of years ago we stopped to talk with a couple of ladies that lived there, they suited the scene, but as is not unusual with the locals, they said that they never watched the programme ! !

 

[captain clutterbuck]

Graham,
Did the Ladies mention anything about being pestered by fans taking photos of their house even though it would probably need to be ardent fans to recognise the location ? IF you consider Hill street above the White Horse pub where Clegg's, Pearl and Howard's and Hobbo's houses are even though its a private road I imagine any number of fans who have been to the White Horse pub [ when it was open excluding lockdown was the pub still trading ?] are likely to walk up Scholes Road and venture along the private road to take photos of the Houses . There are photos on our site from a guy called Pete who did indeed venture along there .

 

[Graham]

Hi Captain, we did ask if we could take a photo, they seemed normal & not bothered at all. The curtains twitched up at Cleggys house though. There is now a holiday let at the end of Hill st, called 'Top O the hill' so you could legitimately go past those houses now.

 

[captain clutterbuck]

What a great place to stay when we eventually get back to being able to travel I am sure any number of the members would like to stay there

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[Graham]

Yes Captain, a good location. It seems to be around the corner & at the rear of Hobbo's place. The police car & Entwhistles truck used to appear from there. Thanks for posting the link.

 

[Barrychuckle]

What a great place to stay when we eventually get back to being able to travel I am sure any number of the members would like to stay there

Farm stay in Jackson Bridge Holmfirth · ★4.95 · 1 bedroom · 1 bed · 1.5 bathrooms

Top O' Th Hill Farm Cottage- Summer Wine Country

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Thanks for this CC, I may book here myself when if life returns to normal. Congratulations on your promotion to LOTSW Fanatic BTW do I need to salute?

 

[Marianna]

Not expensive, but I'd want a car if I stayed there, which would add to the cost.

 

[maltrab]

Not expensive, but I'd want a car if I stayed there, which would add to the cost.

There is a bus stop close to the White Horse

 

[Marianna]

There is a bus stop close to the White Horse

Right, but Scholes Road and Hill Street are fairly steep and the slope up to the cottage door from the end of Hill Street is even steeper. It would need better knees than mine.

 

[Barrychuckle]

Right, but Scholes Road and Hill Street are fairly steep and the slope up to the cottage door from the end of Hill Street is even steeper. It would need better knees than mine.

If you look in the pictures, there's a bathtub in the woods, you simply sit in that Compo style and before you know it you're speeding down the hill towards Holmfirth