Hannah Hauxwell passed away recently aged 91. She was living alone on her family farm, with no water or electricity, when in 1973 she became famous after being featured in Barry Cockcroft's documentary Too Long a Winter, about the north Pennines community.
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Apparently this video is blocked in the US. Frequent contributor Bruce has offered an alternative link in a comment.
That video is blocked in the US, however there was a follow up video made in 2014.
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