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Article, Robert Blood's Cottage - the battle that is not over yet, 1993

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Two articles about Robert Blood's Cottage, built 1854. The cottage has been earmarked for demolition since being purchased by Box Hill Council 15 years ago. But for the last 14 years it has been home to the Director of the Oxford Children's' Theatre. The historic value of the cottage has been in question. In February 1993 the National Trust admitted it was at fault in its earlier assessment of the cottage.