Mr. Straw's House is located in Worksop in Nottinghamshire, and this house was owned by a grocer's family and left as it was in the 1920s with all the furnishings in place. The house at 7 Blyth Grove and the one next door at number 5 contain items from the grocer's family. At the back of the house is a greenhouse that includes a collection of cacti plants. Mr. Straw's House is managed by National Trust, who acquired it in the 1990s.
The house itself is Edwardian. It was purchased by the family William Straw in 1923, and his two sons were brought up here. William Straw died in 1932, and items were left as they were by the family. The sons left the house as it was when the mother died a few years later. Both sons continued to live in the house and left it largely unchanged.
When I visited Mr. Straw's House, it had scaffolding and was being repaired for damp issues. Those visiting this property must book in advance. Visitors are told about the history of the house and then given time to explore it.
While waiting for my time, I had a look in the garden.
The greenhouse contains different cacti plants and some information about the brothers. They were tea blenders and sold many different varieties of their tea in their grocery shop. They also owned a pottery that made pots, and these were sold in the shop.
The smallest room in the house is actually reached from the back of the house (in the garden) and contains a toilet. The toilet was made in Worksop. It is a working toilet.
The rooms of the house, as mentioned, were all left as they were when the parents passed away. So, everything is left as it was from 1932. In each room is a different outfit that belonged from the family.
One of the rooms at the top of the house is being repaired for damage.
This was a very interesting property with a lot of unique things that can be seen. One of the volunteers at the house actually knew the brothers, and she told a lot of interesting storis.
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