What is this?

[Mrmann]

We have 2 bedrooms that back on to one another and meet over the stairs. One has an in built cupboard, the other an en suite which are in thre same space next to each other, 1 for each room.

Anyway, there seems to be a liner, fabric made of almost a hair material. Does anyone know what it is, second picture hanging down? Also, is the board sort of sandwiched together, plasterboard and not asbestos (first pic)? Just wanted to see what they were before poking too many holes to see what meets where

Thank you!

 

[Wayners]

It's just plasterboard I can see. You can get a bit of string in older plasterboard. It was part of the manufacturing although I don't know why.
Some dust and cobwebs

Bottom picture I can't see anything of concern. Some paper that was part of that old felt roll to stop it sticking together plus the bitumen felt as I call it...Hard to say without grabbing a bit

 

[Deleted member 174758]

plus the bitumen felt as I call it...Hard to say without grabbing a bit

Tar paper? We used to have a place up the road that made it (and roofing felt)

 

[Wayners]

Could be tar paper. Can't say I know the correct name but I've seen it many times

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Looks like it to me. You used to see it a lot on allotment sheds as weatherproofing as it was light and cheap (important if your transport methods are a bicycle or the bus!)