Land girls hostel given listed status to mark women’s war work

Hut in Cheshire is one of few surviving buildings housing farmworkers who fed Britain

One of the last remaining Women’s Land Army (WLA) hostels has been given Grade II listed status for being “vitally important” in recognising women’s wartime efforts.

The humble hut, in Smallwood, Cheshire, is one of the few surviving WLA hostels, and has been listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/32Y6BkR

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