Horse mounting block is 2,000-year-old Roman relic

[Imperial Dave]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-55532249

a tidy sum for a 'horse mounting block' !

[Jim Webster]

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

[Imperial Dave]

might be worth a few bob Jim 

[Jim Webster]

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 

[Imperial Dave]

come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! 

[Jim Webster]

come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! 

You couldn't get this into your attic without a skycrane 

[Imperial Dave]

come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! 

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 

[Jim Webster]

come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! 

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 

Our attic has 400 year old plank floor. I keep my figures in a room with a stronger floor 

[Imperial Dave]

come on Jim, call the guys from Cash in the Attic! 

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 

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! 

[Erpingham]

if 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.

[Jim Webster]

if 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.