Henry Ford’s Love of the Cotswolds

Following my post where I introduced the story of Henry Ford and his visits to Broadway; my subscriber from Paris sent me details that led me to a really comprehensive description of Ford’s activities in the Cotswolds. He loved it so much, as the post from the Henry Ford Museum reveals, that he sent to the US not only a complete Cottage, but also the Barn, Stables and dry stone walling. He then went to stay in the Lygon Arms in Broadway; visited nearby Snowshill, where a dilapidated Blacksmith Shop dating to the 1600s with all its tools was purchased and sent to the Museum in Michigan.

Here is the post – it has lots of interesting photos.

https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/cotswold-cottage-from-english-village-to-greenfield-village/

And here is my post that introduced the subject:

June 18th the Great Broadway Paint off