[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Bob Dobson

Very interesting. When did this house name first appear on the census? Who occupied it? (This may show who built it) Any connection with the famed engineer Boulton, of Boulton & Watt? Was it built of Noris? This could be worth opening up a dialogue with the various societies in Coventry. I am already in touch with the Coventry Lancastrians, whose secretary is called Hartley and whose email address has the word jam in it. I will start by asking him

Without reopening his files, I think his father is listed as a labourer.
Any one can give their house a fancy name, you could even call yours Dobson Villa.
Why should it be built of Nori. ?