An 'unspeakable act of vandalism': Cottage controversy caused by 'eyesore' flowerbed
A historic cottage in Staffordshire is proving controversial after an 'inappropriate, offensive and downright ugly' wall has been built outside.
The Izaak Walton Cottage, which is in the hamlet of Shallowford, between Stafford and Eccleshall, was home to the angling author who wrote the Compleat Angler' in 1653.
And nearby resident, Peter Thompson, who lives in Eccleshall, has labelled a wall that has been erected at its front as an 'eyesore' and 'unspeakable act of vandalism'.
But Stafford Borough Council, who now own the thatched 16th century half-timbered building, said: "The hedge at the front has been removed as it was diseased. A new beech hedge will be planted in front of a new raised bed, which will be planted as a sensory bed at the front of the cottage."
