Keepers Cottage is a cottage located on Main Street owned by Victoria Sugden. It is currently home to Victoria and her son Harry, as well as Victoria's boyfriend Jacob Gallagher and her friends, Amy and Matty Barton, and Amy's mum Kerry.
History[]
Keepers Cottage was, along with most Main Street buildings, built in the 1700s. In 1953 Norman Edgar and Joyce Edgar resided there followed by postmistress Miss Ellis. Edna Watkins lived in the house up until 1995. The house was then rented to Seth Armstrong and Betty Eagleton from Home Farm Estate. In 1998 the house is put up for sale, and is bought by Biff Fowler, who continues to allow the couple to live in their home. In 2003, Seth went on an extended holiday to Australia and never returned to the village. Biff later signed the cottage over to Betty after Seth's death in 2005.
Victoria Sugden bought the cottage from Betty Eagleton at a cut price of 60,000 in 2012 on the condition that she and Alan Turner stayed there rent-free for as long as they wanted. Alan died in his sleep in October 2013 and Betty kept on staying in the house between her travels but permanently moved to Australia in May 2015.
In July 2016, Gabby Thomas and her best friend Liv Flaherty broke into Keepers Cottage and stole Victoria's dresses. However, Victoria arrived and Gabby and Liv make a run. Gabby nearly got caught when Victoria attacked her in a hood but managed to get away.
In March 2018, stuffing with brain damage, Rebecca nearly burns down Keepers Cottage whilst going out to get pain medication, accidentally leaving her son Seb on his own. Later, Aaron Dingle breaks into the house, saves Seb and manages to stop the house from burning down.
In April 2019, following a night out Victoria is walked home by Lee Posner. Lee follows Victoria into her home and then rapes her.
In August 2021 Victoria looks after Theo Metcalfe. While Victoria is upstairs tending to her own son, Harry, Meena Jutla enters through the back door and takes Theo.
Later that month Meena steals Amy Wyatts keys to the house and tries to confuse Victoria by moving pictures and stealing her clothes, Victoria then comes home unexpectedly but before she can catch Meena she realises someone is in the house and runs out to call the police.
In October 2021 Meena enters the house again, by taking the key from under a plant pot, when Victoria returns she is shocked to find Meena in her living room, Meena warns her off her boyfriend David Metcalfe.
The following month while Victoria is away in Portugal, Meena once again let's herself in and trashes the place, Amy is convinced it was Meena and even rings the police however Meena is off the hook when Amy's mother Kerry turns up and suggests it was gangsters that she is involved with.
Residents[]
Current[]
- Amy Wyatt (2019 to present)
- Victoria Sugden (2012-2022, 2023 to present)
- Harry Sugden (2020-2022, 2023 to present)
- Matty Barton (2023 to present)
- Kerry Wyatt (2021-2022, 2024 to present)
- Jacob Gallagher (2024 to present)
Past[]
- Norman Edgar
- Joyce Edgar
- Miss Ellis
- Edna Watkins (?-1995)
- Betty Eagleton (1995-2015)
- Seth Armstrong (1995-2003)
- Biff Fowler
- Alan Turner
- Pearl Ladderbanks
- Paddy Kirk
- Laurel Dingle
- Andy Sugden (2015)
- Adam Barton (2015-2017)
- Robert Sugden (2015-2016, 2017-2018)
- Rebecca White (2017, 2018)
- Sebastian White (2018)
- Matty Barton (2019)
- Al Chapman (2022)
- Chloe Harris (2021-2022, 2023)
- Reuben Harris (2023)
- Wendy Posner (2023)