Darvills Cottage

Darvills Cottage had previously called 'Stepping Stones'.

Darvills Cottage at Turnip End was next door to Turnip End Cottage. The only access to Turnip End Cottage was through Darvills Cottage garden next door on a public footpath.

Albert Hickman of Turnip End Cottage, next door, made an unofficial footpath over a stile next to the house.   He owned a donkey and cart which enabled him to conduct his business as a sweep.

Sometime in the 1960's it had been purchased by Ted Shrimpton, a local builder and plumber. His daughter Jean, a top model lived there with her boy friend for a while.

Ted put in a water pipe from the road at Darvills Hill to connect the house to the mains water.

researcher's note. Look up on Google "Jean Shrimpton at 1965 Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne", for her influence on fashion and society.

The house was later owned by Mr & Mrs Harrison