Freeholder's Homes/Cottages c.1911

[Happy Searcher]

Hi,
Some ancestors of mine give their address on the 1911 census as "Freeholders' Homes, Crook".
I didn't know what this was and struggled to find out.  My sister found some relevant information relating to a development in Darlington https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/library/browse/issue.xhtml?recordId=1116958&recordType=GreyLitSeries
but I wondered if anyone could shed any more light on the Crook angle?  The three inhabitants of the property were siblings in their twenties.  I undertsand she scheme was designed to extend home ownership to wider group but still...?
Thanks in advance for any replies...RootsChat experts have helped me many times.
Jo

[AlanBoyd]

The first newspaper hit that I found was from 1862 (the death of an infant). This one, quite a bit later is a little more informative:

11/5/1899 Northern Echo

[AlanBoyd]

Here is a side-by-side map view showing where they were:

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=16.7&lat=54.71956&lon=-1.75306&layers=168&right=osm

An address search at FindMyPast finds hits for 1871, 1911 (listed as Freeholders Homes, High Hope Street), and 1921.

[Happy Searcher]

Hi Alan
This is brilliant and just what I needed.  Thanks so much for the promptness and usefulness of the reply.  I will download the info and mark the topic closed.  Roots Chat is the best!
Jo