Card House..... Suffolk ... October 15

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Black Shuck

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Pair of late C17 or early C18 timber-framed and plastered
cottages under a pantiled roof. taken from Suffolk buildings at risk. My first venture out for a long while after a very busy summer season working seven days a week, and a respite from the rat race. Thanks to Mikeymutt

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That is a lovely cottage, was that a swallows nest in the parlour?, great pics Shuck really enjoyable, Thanks.
P.S.,
Have you tried using a pistol grip, I find it useful, Stay Safe
 
I am amazed this is still standing :). So nice to see it again in a well captured form....
 
I am amazed this is still standing :). So nice to see it again in a well captured form....

It's standing because the carpenter who selected the oak trees for the framing was not only a craftsman, but he certainly knew his trees. His marks on this and some of the other buildings in the area indicate he was a busy man. Shame to see it in this state now, but towards the end of its habitable life it was a cold and damp place - just as many were/still are. There are so many pitfalls along the way when one tries to preserve/restore places like this - one can easily throw the money down, but try finding a suitably sized piece of unseasoned oak to replace a worm eaten main beam or the skilled labour to remove the old, fashion the new and refit. The skills are out there, but the good ones are in demand and thus busy.
 
It's standing because the carpenter who selected the oak trees for the framing was not only a craftsman, but he certainly knew his trees. His marks on this and some of the other buildings in the area indicate he was a busy man. Shame to see it in this state now, but towards the end of its habitable life it was a cold and damp place - just as many were/still are. There are so many pitfalls along the way when one tries to preserve/restore places like this - one can easily throw the money down, but try finding a suitably sized piece of unseasoned oak to replace a worm eaten main beam or the skilled labour to remove the old, fashion the new and refit. The skills are out there, but the good ones are in demand and thus busy.

This also makes it very difficult for your average person to get a mortgage on, which is another major reason houses like this are left to rot.
 
It's standing because the carpenter who selected the oak trees for the framing was not only a craftsman, but he certainly knew his trees. His marks on this and some of the other buildings in the area indicate he was a busy man. Shame to see it in this state now, but towards the end of its habitable life it was a cold and damp place - just as many were/still are. There are so many pitfalls along the way when one tries to preserve/restore places like this - one can easily throw the money down, but try finding a suitably sized piece of unseasoned oak to replace a worm eaten main beam or the skilled labour to remove the old, fashion the new and refit. The skills are out there, but the good ones are in demand and thus busy.

The Carpenter was alive back in the 1700's!
 

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