It doesn't look 45 years old, for sure... more like a five year old Pinterest project gone wrong.
It has a purpose though.. that is an expensive amount of concrete for 'nothing'.
The paint is fairly fresh but there's no reason to assume it's not that old. I just can't believe the previous owner just accepted it for 45 years without knowing what it was. Especially if she gave it a lick of paint now and then to keep it looking nice.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
It looks like a cast of a 55gallon plastic barrel.. I suppose perhaps they did have those back in the 70's. The metal pipe looks like the hose attachment for a rain barrel.. like someone cast it in cement then turned it upside down.
It looks like a cast of a 55gallon plastic barrel.. I suppose perhaps they did have those back in the 70's. The metal pipe looks like the hose attachment for a rain barrel.. like someone cast it in cement then turned it upside down.
And you could (sort of) understand that as a rather, er, sturdy rain barrel experiment but why the air brick? And why is it now upside down? Unless they made it for a rain barrel, realised it was far too heavy to move to where they wanted it, saw a vent that needed a cover and thought "aha! I'll turn the concrete barrel over it and cut a hole in the side" ? As you do
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Oh, I don't know. It's has its own permaculture, diy, charm. You would probably pay a lot these days for a "shabby chic home-smoker with a contemporary, mid-century, urban-rural feel". James you could brand it is a new Sarah Raven garden must-have, homage to Rachel Whiteread, put in on Ebay and see how much you could get. I bet it would surprise you. Especially if it's all hollow and you could use it as a planter (turned upside down) or a very committed rhubarb forcer.
put in on Ebay and see how much you could get. I bet it would surprise you. Especially if it's all hollow and you could use it as a planter (turned upside down) or a very committed rhubarb forcer.
'Buyer must bring own crane'
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Keep it looking nice... I'm still sniggering 😆.
(sorry James)🙊