https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-55532249
a tidy sum for a 'horse mounting block' !
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 12:04:15 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-55532249
a tidy sum for a 'horse mounting block' !
Impressive, our mounting block is merely the bottom half of a cheese press :-[
Not been used for that purpose for sixty years
might be worth a few bob Jim :)
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 07:58:01 PM
might be worth a few bob Jim :)
Big cube of sandstone with a groove on each side where the frame sat that held the top.
Lacks ambience. But at least we needn't worry about kids nicking it ;)
come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! ;D
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 08:58:57 PM
come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! ;D
You couldn't get this into your attic without a skycrane ;)
Quote from: Jim Webster on January 06, 2021, 08:22:56 PM
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 08:58:57 PM
come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! ;D
You couldn't get this into your attic without a skycrane ;)
oh come on, you're a wargamer and must be used to shifting heavy weights of lead around in the attic ;D
Quote from: Holly on January 06, 2021, 10:02:55 PM
Quote from: Jim Webster on January 06, 2021, 08:22:56 PM
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 08:58:57 PM
come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! ;D
You couldn't get this into your attic without a skycrane ;)
oh come on, you're a wargamer and must be used to shifting heavy weights of lead around in the attic ;D
Our attic has 400 year old plank floor. I keep my figures in a room with a stronger floor :-[
Quote from: Jim Webster on January 08, 2021, 03:52:53 PM
Quote from: Holly on January 06, 2021, 10:02:55 PM
Quote from: Jim Webster on January 06, 2021, 08:22:56 PM
Quote from: Holly on January 05, 2021, 08:58:57 PM
come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! ;D
You couldn't get this into your attic without a skycrane ;)
oh come on, you're a wargamer and must be used to shifting heavy weights of lead around in the attic ;D
Our attic has 400 year old plank floor. I keep my figures in a room with a stronger floor :-[
if its that old it should be at least 2 foot thick! ;)
Quoteif its that old it should be at least 2 foot thick!
Possible misunderstanding of historic house design there Dave. Servants weren't that heavy and they didn't have much in the way of possessions. Not that Jim's servants would still be in the attic, of course.
Quote from: Erpingham on January 08, 2021, 04:20:00 PM
Quoteif its that old it should be at least 2 foot thick!
Possible misunderstanding of historic house design there Dave. Servants weren't that heavy and they didn't have much in the way of possessions. Not that Jim's servants would still be in the attic, of course.
It was at one time used for storage, there's a 'door' at one end that you could haul stuff up with using a pulley.
In my father's day, when he was a farm worker. a lot of lads who lived in slept in the attics.