the new pad
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:16 pm
Well, have moved, am a little more settled, two hundred or so boxes have been emptied and another hundred or so remain and I have started attacking the garage and workshop area, and am starting to store away stuff in there and generally make it a little more workmanlike.
So, as you all know, I purchased a house in the wilds of Gloucestershire, in the Forest, no less! In bred jokes can start now.
Here it is
IMG_1285 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
It started off life as a pub - and dates from before 1756, then became a butcher's, a blacksmith's, a dairy, an ice cream factory, a musical instrument repair workshop and now our house.
Car parking can be classed as 'adequate'
IMG_1274 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
I'd say I could fit at least one other car in this space!
the house itself is big, so big we have two rooms we don't know what to do with them!
The garage is a reasonable size too - if still full of stuff at the moment.
I have only just started to fill the loft - it has some car panels in it, nothing more, just now.
But we have the following spaces!
Garage itself, which I am endeavouring to keep empty of everything apart from three cars.
IMG_1329 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
IMG_1305 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
even space for the scooter - note the rather sorry for itself Bond - I hadn't seen it in its old shed for about four years!
IMG_1300 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
The dexion racking you see here is part of a bay of three foot square shelves that will help form a 9ftx3ft workbench in the entrance to the workshop area
IMG_1297 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
All I need to do is clear this area of all this stuff ...
IMG_1315 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
the office is a sensible size!
from one corner ...
IMG_1323 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
to the other ...
IMG_1324 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
it leads to this ...
IMG_1321 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
which is currently the tool store! But will soon become a small workshop.
Off the front workshop is a proper store ...
IMG_1314 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
I inherited the shelving on the left and that on the right came from my old study - it even has light and power.
Today, I went to the tip with a load of packing materials and saw this in the small electrical appliances section - there was even a brand new stylus sitting with it - it was swiftly loaded into the car. It all works but I do need to find a pair of speakers for it.
IMG_1307 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
IMG_1311 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
Free music, just what I like!
So, as you all know, I purchased a house in the wilds of Gloucestershire, in the Forest, no less! In bred jokes can start now.
Here it is
IMG_1285 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
It started off life as a pub - and dates from before 1756, then became a butcher's, a blacksmith's, a dairy, an ice cream factory, a musical instrument repair workshop and now our house.
Car parking can be classed as 'adequate'
IMG_1274 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
I'd say I could fit at least one other car in this space!
the house itself is big, so big we have two rooms we don't know what to do with them!
The garage is a reasonable size too - if still full of stuff at the moment.
I have only just started to fill the loft - it has some car panels in it, nothing more, just now.
But we have the following spaces!
Garage itself, which I am endeavouring to keep empty of everything apart from three cars.
IMG_1329 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
IMG_1305 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
even space for the scooter - note the rather sorry for itself Bond - I hadn't seen it in its old shed for about four years!
IMG_1300 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
The dexion racking you see here is part of a bay of three foot square shelves that will help form a 9ftx3ft workbench in the entrance to the workshop area
IMG_1297 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
All I need to do is clear this area of all this stuff ...
IMG_1315 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
the office is a sensible size!
from one corner ...
IMG_1323 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
to the other ...
IMG_1324 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
it leads to this ...
IMG_1321 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
which is currently the tool store! But will soon become a small workshop.
Off the front workshop is a proper store ...
IMG_1314 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
I inherited the shelving on the left and that on the right came from my old study - it even has light and power.
Today, I went to the tip with a load of packing materials and saw this in the small electrical appliances section - there was even a brand new stylus sitting with it - it was swiftly loaded into the car. It all works but I do need to find a pair of speakers for it.
IMG_1307 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
IMG_1311 by messerschmitt owner, on Flickr
Free music, just what I like!
You're a Forest of Deaner now. Is it very 'local' around there....sorry League of Gentleman joke! 
Good luck with it all!