RamNut Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 decided to get me thing out yesterday and wave it about a bit in the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 12:48, reveldevil said: Is your nickname an anagram of the place? Watt? Angry Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Earlier this evening Edited October 14, 2018 by A Ram for All Seasons Zag zig, Steve How Hard? and Rev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 21:44, Boycie said: flower pot Derby It's always good to get behind that pillar, and then list 45 degrees starboard for the ultimate view. Boycie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Keeping warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I love looking at pictures of people rooms me. I'm intrigued by that stone behind the woodburner. Its much more modern that all the other stone. Sawn bed, machined finish. is that brickwork or stone in the corners behind the fire surround? I'm guessing that the whole thing is a much later addition to a brick fireplace which in turn was a later addition to a brick or stone cottage. A relatively new bit alteration? Maybe only 20 years old with a reclaimed fire surround and mantel. Could be wrong. no good waving reader's wives under my nose. I just end up studying the architraves and skirtings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 35 minutes ago, RamNut said: I'm guessing that the whole thing is a much later addition to a brick fireplace which in turn was a later addition to a brick or stone cottage. A relatively new bit alteration? Maybe only 20 years old with a reclaimed fire surround and mantel. The house is gritstone, 1850. It's clearly been messed about with, but I'm assuming the lintel and surround are original, because they fit with the chimney breast which goes right up through both floors. Your guess of 20 years is probably about right for the stone at the back; the previous owners were here for 25, and most likely they had it done. It's brick in the corner at the back, filling in the gap. There's a weird brick bit under the stairs which looks old... somebody probably got walled up behind it in Victorian times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Different angle. The wall at right angles is modern, just put in to separate off the front door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Interesting condundrum. I still think its later. The hearth is very evenly coloured. Also the top is a slightly different coloured stone to the sides and is tooled whereas the sides aren't. it looks like the holes in the mantel which might be some old lifting points. It looks reclaimed? whatever.....its a nice beast but i think it was built to suit the woodburner. i'm interested in the books now. i went to someone's house once who only had about three or four books. One book was on prime display in the lounge...it was 'the amazing world of insects'. All i could think about was what kind of person would have 'the amazing world of insects' on prime display in the lounge? another house, the bloke had a huge mega book all about Hitler. Again i couldn't help but wonder who would want to have that on display? as might be predicted, he was a total git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Ram Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 7 hours ago, RamNut said: Interesting condundrum. I still think its later. The hearth is very evenly coloured. Also the top is a slightly different coloured stone to the sides and is tooled whereas the sides aren't. it looks like the holes in the mantel which might be some old lifting points. It looks reclaimed? whatever.....its a nice beast but i think it was built to suit the woodburner. i'm interested in the books now. i went to someone's house once who only had about three or four books. One book was on prime display in the lounge...it was 'the amazing world of insects'. All i could think about was what kind of person would have 'the amazing world of insects' on prime display in the lounge? another house, the bloke had a huge mega book all about Hitler. Again i couldn't help but wonder who would want to have that on display? as might be predicted, he was a total git. Rip that fecker out... Prefer my gaffs to be modern, see no sense in living in the dark ages.. We’ve moved on as a species.. Books, can you get them on Kindle? Much tidier and easier to clean.. Looks like hell to me. McRainy, Norman and i-Ram 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Have to agree with Mr Angry, bit weird putting logs on a fire in your home when you can ask Siri to turn the radiators up without moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Can't roast your nuts on a radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I’m sure you could, just not willing to prove you wrong. Sounds painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Thought I would bake a cake today Steve How Hard?, Mrs Cone and froggg 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 42 minutes ago, David said: Thought I would bake a cake today Dear lord in his mercy.? Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 @RamNut Well, I think you've convinced me about the stone and the hearth, although I'd still imagine that the size/ shape/ position of the fireplace is original, because of the chimney breast, as mentioned, and because other properties in the area have similar. Books: nothing on insects or Hitler, but there are a couple on Aleister Crowley! Non-fiction downstairs, philosophy, theology, psychology, mysticism, magic, art; fiction upstairs, poetry and literature. I hate modernity. Our digitised, mechanised, lives take us ever further from nature and reality. We're addicted to simulacra, to the point that we can no longer tell the difference. Facebook has replaced life. Books and logs are real things, they have a satisfying presence. My desk was my grandfather's, and is solid oak, there are pens and paper, no computer. Iphones are alright though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, David said: Thought I would bake a cake today Read the ingrediants on the 'hot dog' tin. Is one of them machine recovered chicken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 1 hour ago, David said: Thought I would bake a cake today Read the ingrediants on the 'hot dog' tin. Is one of them machine recovered chicken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Wtf is machine recovered chicken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Just now, McRamFan said: Read the ingrediants on the 'hot dog' tin. Is one of them machine recovered chicken? That won't work. You're talking to a pork scratching connoisseur, hairier the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account.
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now