Romney Cottage is an early 18th-century home located in the
Ormsgill area of
Barrow-in-Furness,
Cumbria, England. Also known as High Cocken it is most noted as being the residence of painter
George Romney, an early member of the famed
Romney family.
Having been born in nearby
Dalton-in-Furness, Romney lived in High Cocken between the ages of 8 and 21 before relocating to
Kendal
Kendal, once Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish in the South Lakeland district of Cumbria, England, south-east of Windermere and north of Lancaster. Historically in Westmorland, it lies within the dale of th ...
and eventually
London. Romney Cottage was granted
Grade II listed
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
status in 1976.
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Romney Cottage
Romney Cottage