Recent content by apbarnes

Hiya Well, I've dug down - and reached the bottom. It only goes down 3 or 4 feet and I then I hit brick. I can only conclude that it was some kind of cold store for food. There were the remains of a large marble slab near the bottom. I reckon someone tried to get it out but broke it in the...

Thanks for the replies. The floor next to the shaft is stone flags. The hole was just filled with rubble and concreted over. Here's a couple of photos. All thoughts welcomed.

Hi guys My first post on this forum, so I hope I'm doing things right. Whilst renovating some outbuildings in my home, which used to be a farm, I've come across something strange. It's a 5ft by 3ft brick lined shaft going down beneath the floor. It's been filled with rubble. There are...