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.



Monday, 9 July 2012

Work on the roof continues

We weren't put off by the threatening skies - there were Velux windows to go in...


For once they got the weather right and we finally had a day without rain, which is always  a bonus when cutting two holes in the roof!

Don't they look smart - 1 for the bathroom and 1 for the en suite in the main bedroom

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