The Somerset village of Stawell

Stawell is recorded in the Domesday Book. The name is thought to come from the Saxon words for 'Stoney Stream' or well and may allude to the pond at Ford Farm. Objects which lie in this water become encrusted with lime and the conditions are perfect for the creation of 'Tufa' a type of limestone which forms in close proximity to bodies of water with a high content of dissolved minerals. Tufa, a very light rock was used to make the vaults of Wells Cathedral. Mill Barn used to be part of Ford Farm and generated electricity to power the mill from that very stream and it too has some walls made from Tufa.



Thursday, 26 January 2012

All ready for the footings

Quite a lot of material was to come out to leave room for insulation etc, but with a mini digger and dumper we made light work of it.
Next it was the trenches to hold the concrete.
Then as if by magic - the footings appeared - with the help of a multi-mix lorry!
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