Cotwall End and earlier as Cotwallend is a small hamlet in the Manor of Sedgley, standing at the head of Cotwall End Valley was once Cotwall End House and farm buildings which have since been lost to more recent developement.

1885: To be Let; Cotwall End House and farm.

Jacob Lister, a 'Retired House Agent' lived at the farm house in 1901.
Jacob's daughter Clara Amelia Lister, in 1921, then a 63 year old single lady of private means occupied Cotwallend House. [Census]

It seems that there was several changes of residents during the first part of the 20th Century, Mr. J Polton, Mr Brown and the Kinsey family.

The House was up for sale in 1933 with vacant possession.

1939: John Kinsey in Residence.
News Snip; "DIED MILKING COW""
"While milking a cow on Sunday, Mrs. Mary Kinsey, aged 64, widow, of Cotwall End Farm, Sedgley, collapsed and died. At to-day’s inquest it was stated that death was due to heart failure and a verdict of natural causes was returned."

The house and farm buildings were in a state of dereliction by the 1950's and part ruined, all were demolished around 1961.
In 1967, the 123 Acres of Cotwall End Farm and Spout House Farm was nearly consumed by a development of a thousand new homes, fortunately the local council rejected the proposal to build on the area.
The farm site being landscaped and rebuilt afterwards, later known as 'Critter's Farm', and currently as 'Brockswood Animal Sanctuary' and part of the Cotwall End Nature Reseve, it is open to the public.

In the 20th Century the farm house was called "Cotwall End House" and residence of the xx family, having only a little farming interest and remaining as a private residence for its final years of occupation.

The photos on this page were taken by Sedgley photographer and author Edwin A. Underhill, these are part of a series of twelve mounted photographs in his book of locally inspired poetry published in 1932.
'"Patchwork" Around the Beacon (Sedgley) and other Poems', is a very limited publication with the mounted photographs and quite a rare book.
According to the author, the photos are from negatives taken 20 years previous, some of these views have been produced as post cards.

The above photograph was apparently taken from the top gate of Cotwallend House near to the Moden Hill junction looking down Catholic Lane towards Cotwall End Road.