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.



Sunday, 11 March 2012

The removal of the roof is finished

Once the sheets were gone, we had to tackle the supporting irons, a friend of Melv's with some gas did the job and they were soon down on the deck and a lot easier to handle.
Mmelv then cut them up and they will either be converted into beer money - for scrap or put to good use elsewhere around the house.

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