Pipe in ground under concrete

[Lynne_613]

We've been digging up a flower bed in the garden and found a lump of concrete, this was slightly higher than ground level so we smashed it, in order to level the ground. It now appears that it was hiding a pipe (I guess to close off the pipe)? Any ideas what this is and what we should do?
Complete novice to DIY so appreciate your help

 

[JohnD]

post some photos please

 

[Nige F]

It's a 4 inch vertical stoneware pipe ? - in your front garden near the road ? There will be a manhole nearby - and it's likely an old air inlet

 

[Lynne_613]

Thanks for your reply I would say diameter is smaller than that, probably not much more than 2 inches. It's in the back garden, our garden is pretty small so nearish the rear of the house. Husband has hit it pretty badly and nothing appears to have come out so possibly not a pipe? The top was bent over in the concrete which is why I thought maybe it was a pipe capped off using the concrete. Now hoping all will be ok to just fill in the hole...

 

[noseall]

Looks like the remnants of an old concreted-in washing line spinner.

 

[Lynne_613]

I'm hoping it's that innocuous, not sure what was on the land on that spot before but house was a new build in 1996 and it's next to the fence. Hoping it's just something whoever built the house couldn't be bothered to deal with but nothing important! Thanks for your help everyone

 

[Nige F]

Looks like the remnants of an old concreted-in washing line spinner.

better eyes than me, nose

 

[bobasd]

OP,
fwiw: Dig back behind the bit of whatever it is - by digging behind you will find if it is a piece of pipe, a connected pipe, or something else that got buried in a bit of ground fill.