Well, well, well...

octatonic

As some folks know I bought a house in the Cotswolds about 6 months ago and I've been really busy  getting it into shape.

It has been neglected by previous owners- nothing crazy but generally letting things go.

One bit is one side of the house which has a southern aspect and gets loads of sun.

I've spent the last few weeks removing ivy and other climbing plants from the house which revealed something we knew was there but couldn't get access to, which is an old well. 

The ivy was so developed that the trunk was about 10 inches across and had also taken roof in the gutters- glad that is gone, it is nasty stuff.

Before: taken just before the end of summer.

After:

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Feeling very pleased with myself- we caught the ivy just before it was going to do major damage to the house.

I need to replace a roof, but I was doing that anyway as I want to convert the room behind the well (and old stable) into more workshop space- it will be a room for the CNC & laser cutter plus a wood store.

Gassage

Is Bruce Wayne at the bottom of it?

octatonic

Gassage said:

Is Bruce Wayne at the bottom of it?

I'm surprised this didn't turn you on....

Skodadad

That is very cool very jealous of the space you have. And very much of the stuff I know you will make in there. I'm gonna piss in your well for spite.

octatonic

WezV

We had a well  and working pump like that about 6 ft from the backdoor of the house I grew up in.   It was just covered up by a sandstone slab and absolutely terrified my Dad so he eventually filled it in.

I don't think he was that bothered until he realised my brothers and I used to move the slab and dare each other to hang over the side

Gassage

octatonic said:

Gassage said:

Is Bruce Wayne at the bottom of it?

I'm surprised this didn't turn you on....

Why? My cock would never squeeze into that tiny hole

Wazmeister

Cracking job my son !!

Bogwhoppit

We have one of those in the back of our house, I've modernised it with some cool yellow fittings since the original build.

chillidoggy

octatonic said:

Gassage said:

Is Bruce Wayne at the bottom of it?

I'm surprised this didn't turn you on....

Is that one of the Margate girls?

lloyd

You bought a hipster house and gave it a shave, hats off.