Meanwhile next door, another piece of history unfolds..Big Jim bought his house many years ago, before the council re-roofed these 1930s houses. He still has, for another couple of weeks, the original felt roof tiles. He has been saving for re-roofing,not easy on a farm labourer's wages.
The jackdaws and starlings are a nuisance here, getting in through the slightest gap in a roof. Before we moved in our landlord had our loft cleared of nesting material...nine large black bin-bags full....
We think he is in the wrong job..roofer....steeplejack?
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Exciting! You must be feeling really moved in!
That is a spiffy looking workshop, very nice.
Makes me dizzy just seeing him up on that steep roof.
You will be back to work before you know it!
Lovely photo of the workshop with the potter's wheel all happy looking and ready to go! The view of the wheel through the workshop door reminds me a bit of a documentary I saw some time ago of David Leach at work.
That roof looks an awfully long way up!
Peter, that roof IS a long way up...and the only thing roped was the bottom half of the main ladder, to a handrail and the stench pipe...Jim's main worry was that he didn't get his size 12 feet wedged together on the same ladder rung.....
That's a good team you've got there, looks like you're all ready to go! Have fun! xx
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