Exmoor Extremists 1966
We are loving these recent donations to the Friends of Hoar Oak Cottage Archive of two photos from Chris Jones.
The first, left, is of the cottage in 1966 when it was only recently taken over for incorporation into the Exmoor National Park Authority and Abe and Gert Antell had just been moved out. The cottage is in such good fettle, the roof in great shape as are the chimneys, doors and windows. The outbuildings are also in good shape and their roof intact. There was still no water, electric or gas laid on in 1966 but many people have expressed the wish that they could have lived there then and would happily live there again now if allowed by the ENPA. The second photo, below, tells a slightly different story……..
This is an image of a ‘poster’ found stuck on the inside walls of Hoar Oak Cottage in 1966 – again just after the cottage was purchased for inclusion in the Exmoor National Park Authority and the Antells being moved out to Black Pitts Cottage. Perhaps it was a protest against the cottage’s loss as a home and farm by these three ‘Exmoor Extremists’ and an admonition to Lynton Urban District Council to ‘Get Organised’.
Who knows? Do you? Any intel would be gratefully received to get to the bottom of this intriguing bit of heritage to do with Hoar Oak Cottage and this remote part of Exmoor.
You can find more archival images of the cottage as a structure in our ‘The Place Collection’ on this link https://hoaroakcottage.org/record-photos-pre-2010/. We have so many photos to share – so this is a labour of love AKA a ‘work in progress’. And we are always happy to receive more if anyone has images. We never ask for your originals – whether they are of people, buildings, animals etc – but merely for a digital copy. Thanks! Please dmail info@hoaroakcottage.org or DM through our FB or Insta pages.
