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Title: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 19:48:22
What do you reckon these pipes/holes are for, if anything?

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Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Rods2 on 01 April 2019, 19:56:04
Where it's T'grim up in T'north, probably firing ports for keeping the T'locals at bay at 11:30pm on an average T'Friday or T'Saturday evening at T'pub closing time. :P :P :P
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 19:57:12
Where it's T'grim up in T'north, probably firing ports for keeping the T'locals at bay at 11:30pm on an average T'Friday or T'Saturday evening at T'pub closing time. :P :P :P
That's what I thought.
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 20:05:55
I know you're there, Dave. You're as stumped as me, aren't you?  ;D
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: dave the builder on 01 April 2019, 20:09:40
someone went to the trouble of building them into the wall ...
it's not dry stone , stone is mortared together,so a modern wall .(so i can't think of a historical need for voids)
trellis panels are retro fitted  ::)
so , maybe for tea-light candles or other light source  :-\
spy hole to see if your car has not been nicked
about 6 foot apart  :-\ could you park your car headlamps level to provide lighting for the patio party  ;D
OK I don't know  ;D
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 20:14:03
someone went to the trouble of building them into the wall ...
it's not dry stone , stone is mortared together,so a modern wall .(so i can't think of a historical need for voids)
trellis panels are retro fitted  ::)
so , maybe for tea-light candles or other light source  :-\
spy hole to see if your car has not been nicked
about 6 foot apart  :-\ could you park your car headlamps level to provide lighting for the patio party  ;D
OK I don't know  ;D
I'm going to have to find out, or it will annoy the fick out of me.
I thought they may be some kind of ferret assault course.  ;D
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Lizzie Zoom on 01 April 2019, 20:15:03
The resident of the house was or is an old sea dog and he missed the portholes, that now he can see when sitting in the garden. :D :D ;)
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 20:24:18
 :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

https://www.swift-conservation.org/SolidWalls.htm
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: dave the builder on 01 April 2019, 20:40:12
the wall only looks about 9-12 inches thick ,so i doubt (and can not see) a void sideways of the clay pipe  :-\
bit low down and urban for nesting holes  :-\

poor attempt at an architectural feature   :P

modern arrow slots

covert drug deal serving hatch

yet more poor forward planning by severn trent water

vent for BBQ chimney

Maybe the builder put them in so people would wonder why  ;D

Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 01 April 2019, 20:54:39
Severn Trent? Nay, lad, it's proper Yorkshire water up here. Anyhow, I'm gonna block them up with paper towels or the like tomorrow, then see if a local runs up and says, 'Thee can't do that, lad, because...................' :)
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Varche on 01 April 2019, 21:20:35
Post pub urinal. You and your mate stand there and ask passers by how far it is going.
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Rods2 on 01 April 2019, 22:27:34
Model of a Dutch dam which you plug with.... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: scimmy_man on 01 April 2019, 22:31:13
I see this from time to time, its for the paper boy to leave the local rag everyday.
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Bigron on 01 April 2019, 22:39:14
Glory hole for elephants? :D

Ron.
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Raeturbo on 01 April 2019, 23:31:34
Show us the other side of the wall
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 02 April 2019, 01:39:28
Show us the other side of the wall
"Men to the left because Women are always right!"
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: dave the builder on 02 April 2019, 10:36:06
I suspect Mr scimmy_man is correct ,makes sense to put newspapers in (but why have 2 holes  :-\)
but do watch out for elephants Uncle Stemo
just in case  BIGRON is correct  :o  ;D
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: STEMO on 02 April 2019, 15:30:55
I suspect Mr scimmy_man is correct ,makes sense to put newspapers in (but why have 2 holes  :-\)
but do watch out for elephants Uncle Stemo
just in case  BIGRON is correct  :o  ;D
I doubt the paperboy theory is correct. I only showed you half of the wall, there are two more on the other side of the gate.
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: dave the builder on 02 April 2019, 15:48:14
I suspect Mr scimmy_man is correct ,makes sense to put newspapers in (but why have 2 holes  :-\)
but do watch out for elephants Uncle Stemo
just in case  BIGRON is correct  :o  ;D
I doubt the paperboy theory is correct. I only showed you half of the wall, there are two more on the other side of the gate.
any elephants knocking about ?  :-\
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: ronnyd on 02 April 2019, 17:05:01
Methinks this is getting a tad  over complicated.  ;D
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 02 April 2019, 17:07:34
Maybe they were getting short of stone, but had a few bits of old clay pipe kicking about.   :)
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: dave the builder on 02 April 2019, 17:22:41
Maybe they were getting short of stone, but had a few bits of old clay pipe kicking about.   :)
No , it's Yorkshire, all the walls are made of stone
(the builder would just "borrow" stone from another wall nearby ) :y
posh modern technology like clay water pipes  on the other hand .........
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Mister Rog on 02 April 2019, 17:53:03

No sheep, so . . .

Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Raeturbo on 02 April 2019, 18:42:29
No shagging
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 02 April 2019, 18:51:27
No shagging
Sorry to be the bearer of sad news, but sheep aren't normally required for shagging... ::)

Even in Barry :P
Title: Re: Dave the builder
Post by: Raeturbo on 02 April 2019, 18:54:58
Don’t know about Barry,  but up here in the valleys they are not just required,  they have no choice😂