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here, somehow squeezing in. In 1900, Robert Jones, IF YOU GO
a 6-foot-3-inch fisherman, was the last person to
reside here, paying 1 shilling weekly for rent. That was Wentworth Woodhouse: www.wentworthwood-
the year the tiny cottage was among other nearby house.co.uk
waterfront houses tagged for demolition by the local Rockingham Arms Hotel and Pub: www.greenek-
authorities as unfit for habitation. When an inspec- ing-pubs.co.uk/pubs/south-yorkshire/rockingham-
tor arrived, the story goes, Jones told him, "I'm afraid arms/accommodation
I shall have to step out so that there will be room for VisitBritain: www.visitbritain.com
you inside." The Smallest House In Great Britain: www.thesmall-
But the tiny cottage was saved. The local newspa- esthouse.co.uk
per editor, believing it to be the smallest house in the St. George's Hotel, Llandudno: https://
country, insisted that he and the property's owner stgeorgeswales.co.uk/
visit all the tiny houses in Great Britain that they could Private driver/guide: Bespoke Tours of North
find. After measuring the square footage of each, they Wales: www.bespoketoursofnorthwales.co.uk
proved this one to be the smallest. For this notoriety, it Visit Wales: http://www.visitwales.com/
avoided demolition and for the past century has been Photos courtesy Wikimedia Commons & Sharon
visited by thousands each year. Whitley Larsen

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