This history of Broad How is a long term project, and this section of the website is a work in progress. Broad How was built in the mid 1830s. This account of what we know of the history of the house and surrounding land has been put together from a range of sources, which we have tried to acknowledge, including interviews with friends and family members. Much of the information about Broad How before it came into our family in the 1920s is based on research carried out by local amateur historian Warren Allison.  The history pages have been researched and edited by Ruth Wilson.