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Rubex

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Walking along a rural track with my dog I came across this cute little building. Noticing the chimney I just had to go in for a closer look. This place is tiny; it had only 4 rooms in total and the bath and sink were in the main room. There are solid wood floors upstairs and lovely beams in each of the rooms. I’m really glad I stumbled across this; with its lovely views and a short walk from a babbling brook it really is a quaint little place :)


Thanks for looking,

Rubex
 
You've come up trumps once again Rubex, lovely little cottage, I loved it, Thanks.
PS,
Nice Belfast
 
I like the way the fabric of the building has been exposed by decay. The old cooker is a nice find and I thought of Smiler as soon as I saw the Belfast. :)
 
This is a very cute place Rubex! It looks very old. Is that the original mattress on the bed? I can see it's stapled on
 
Is that the original mattress on the bed? I can see it's stapled on

No mattress on there - it's the base of a 50's/60's Internal Sprung Box Divan.

Sadly going to pot now, some of the original timbers date from the early to mid 1600's, and may even have been used in a previous structure (reclamation of large structural timbers was quite common by the more impoverished country dweller of that era). It is a classic example ongoing 'improvements to keep the dwelling habitable. The upper floors exhibit early 1900's boarding and the lathe and plaster exterior is probably of the same era - replacing the original wattle and daub infill of the original build. Classic example of bath and sink plumbed into the same room, originally the bath would have had a wooden work surface to cover it when not in use. It is probable that this place was used as a holiday let, before becoming too run down to be used as such and abandoned to nature.

Nice one Rubex, a very satisfying report. If you look around one can still find a few places like this in that neck of the woods. There are some that have been clad all over in asbestos sheeting years ago, and then used for agricultural storage - unless you get inside, the original purpose of the building is completely hidden.
 
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