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The Fishing House of Charles Cotton is a seventeenth-century structure located in Beresford Dale, Staffordshire, beside the River Dove. Built by the poet and angler Charles Cotton in the 1670s, the house served as a retreat for fishing and leisured contemplation, reflecting the growing recreational interest in angling amongst the gentry during this period. The building is a modest stone construction typical of its era, designed specifically to facilitate Cotton's pursuit of fishing on the Dove. Cotton's association with the house and his subsequent contribution to the second edition of Izaak Walton's "The Compleat Angler," to which he added extensive material on fly fishing, established this site as significant in the history of English angling literature and practice.
The Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford Dale is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006110. View the official record →
The Fishing House of Charles Cotton is a seventeenth-century structure located in Beresford Dale, Staffordshire, beside the River Dove. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006110.
The Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford Dale is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006110.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden Low (9.1 km), Bowl barrow 160m north of Lower Green House (9.2 km), Bowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden Low (9.2 km).
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