Pepperpot of Sedbergh

Lady Linda and I braved the weather and headed out for a walk before Storm Dudley arrived. We arrived back at the cottage like a pair of drowned rats. Well, noone can accuse me of being a soft southerner!!

We have actually decided to head home a day early with Storm Eunice predicted for Friday - travel day. With my phobia of falling trees I really need to be safe at home especially given the amount of trees lost up north in the last storm.

Todays blip is of The Pepperpot we passed on our wet and windy walk. Here's a little bit of history for it....

Pepperpot is thought to have been built as an isolation house for Mr Taylor’s daughter. Anne developed Tuberculosis at the age of 18 and rather than send his daughter away to live in a sanatorium Mr Taylor built Pepperpot. This allowed Anne to live close to her family without contaminating them. In the early part of the twentieth century it was believed that sunlight killed tuberculosis bacteria and that treatment should include living somewhere light and airy. This led to anti-tuberculosis slogans such as ‘Always sleep with the window open’ and to sanatoriums offering outdoor sleeping areas and windows that could open in several directions to allow flow of air. Unfortunately even with this fresh air treatment 50% of those who entered sanatoriums in the early 20th century were dead within 5 years. Anne is thoughts to have survived with three years before dying at the age of 21.