Your bike in front of something missing

[FrothNinja]

“Martin Cox chamois finishers “ ! . Is this where you go to have the Chammy on your shorts re polished ?

Costs extra if you are still wearing them

 

[biggs682]

This house in Earls Barton is missing a few windows

The property has numerous windows bricked up not sure if it's linked to the window tax https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

 

[FrothNinja]

This house in Earls Barton is missing a few windows

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The property has numerous windows bricked up not sure if it's linked to the window tax https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

Probably a decorative feature - the tax was scrapped in the 1850s - and a nod to the parish church.

 

[biggs682]

Probably a decorative feature - the tax was scrapped in the 1850s - and a nod to the parish church.

When i go past the building again i will count how many other bricked in voids there are in total

 

[biggs682]

Missing a few essential components but you get the idea.
The frame has been stashed in a box a long while so I thought I would drop a set of wheels in it and give it an airing .

 

[biggs682]

@FrothNinja a couple more pictures of the house with the bricked up windows
as you can see it has a few . Makes you wonder about it's history

 

[biggs682]

A Roller missing it's spirit of ecstasy 😁

 

[FrothNinja]

@FrothNinja a couple more pictures of the house with the bricked up windows
as you can see it has a few . Makes you wonder about it's history

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Just had a google at the surrounds. looks like that little group of buildings were put up with reference to each other around a very farm looking courtyard. Suspect it is mid to late C19 but could be older/newer. I will try and dig out my copy of Buildings Of Northamptonshire to see if it gets a mention.

 

[biggs682]

Just had a google at the surrounds. looks like that little group of buildings were put up with reference to each other aound a very farm looking courtyard. Suspect it is mid to late C19 but could be older/newer. I will try and dig out my copy of Buildings Of Northamptonshire to see if it gets a mention.

Must admit I was going to try and have a look on line but I forgot about it

 

[FrothNinja]

Just had a google at the surrounds. looks like that little group of buildings were put up with reference to each other aound a very farm looking courtyard. Suspect it is mid to late C19 but could be older/newer. I will try and dig out my copy of Buildings Of Northamptonshire to see if it gets a mention.

Not in it - just the church & castle (which are fascinating).

 

[biggs682]

Not in it - just the church & castle (which are fascinating).

The village church is a lovely big old building

 

[biggs682]

Another building with a window missing

 

[Windle]

Missing trees, 'undreds of 'em! I remember when this was all forest. What was Pennington Plantation in Hamsterley Forest. I wonder what they're all doing now?

 

[biggs682]

Missing a pelican crossing

 

[biggs682]

A trailer missing it's load and something to tow it along