The Mouse House - History

For many centuries Rowling End was a farm. Originally known as Low Houses the name changed to Rowling End in the 1880s, possibly due to the fell above the farm or the families of Rawlings and Rowlings that farmed in Newlands.

From the late 1800s Rowling End was farmed by the Clark family who continued here until after the Second World War. The Clark’s sons, who would have taken on the farm, were all airmen in the Royal Air Force, two of whom died in bombing raids over Germany. There is a memorial to these young men at Littletown Church. They both died in their early 20s. With no one to take over, their father, John Clark, sold Rowling End and so ended its life as a farm.

The Mouse House, which was a barn at this time, served little purpose without the farm and over the years fell into disrepair. As children we were forbidden to enter it in case it collapsed. It was not until the mid 1980s that it was rebuilt for use as a painting studio and to provide ancillary accommodation for our growing family. It was our mother who christened it ‘The Mouse House’ at this time.

In 2008 the Mouse House was re-modelled to make it the perfect home from home for two. I hope you will enjoy your stay and love it as much as we do.

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