No Walling Wednesday

Four intrepid wallers* went to Markenfield in the mist to eat Stollen and Festive Flapjack singing Christmas Carols all the while. They were also going to do some walling but unfortunately there was a huge pile of stones to be cleared and sorted so walling never commenced.
Rods special ergonomic slimline patented high sided walling bucket was mercilessly destroyed by a kak-handed ne’er-do-well scurrying pell-mell backwards and forwards between the fill heap and the wall. We're hoping Santa will furnish him with a new one.

Thanks everyone for a splendid year of walling. I hope you all have a marvellous Christmas time and I hope to see you in the New Year.


* Graham, Barry, Rod and Rich.

We'll have to build something like this but with a roof if some of the January forecasts come true 

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 4

Tony Returns

Tony has returned! He joined Barry, Graham, Rod and me in finishing the section.
The accumulation of 'rubbish stone' being passed progressively down the wall has finally caught up with us and it was a struggle to use the odd shaped bits we had, unfortunately we have some rubbish left to pass further down the wall.  We even managed to scavenge up enough toppers to cover the wall and finish it properly.
A medal for fortitude goes to Graham who, despite a cough to shake the bones and a voice thick with cold, walled all morning.

Start of the day

Morning break

Mid day

Wall topped out

Demolition work

Richard H.
No. Wallers: 5

Return to the Hall

Another late start to avoid the rain saw Barry and I return to the Old Park Pale. Various trees have been removed as well as the telephone pole, so things are looking a bit different. We managed a couple of courses before the rain came at 2.30 ish.
Next week we can take down another section which will mark a transition back to cobbles in the front of the wall, although they do seem to have been shaped (very nicely) rather than just used straight from the fields.

How we left it last time

 The next section

 The removed tree stumps

The telephone pole as was

 Removed telephone pole - but why leave the stump?

 At (late) lunch

 End of the day

Toppers and dripping noses

Starting at 10.30 Barry and I arrived at Brookside Farm on a very cold day with a lovely bit of mist in the air. Our noses turning red we shaped the remaining stones into something resembling toppers and plonked them atop the wall. after a quick site tidy we were away just after one.

Richard H.
No. wallers: 2

Steps

Barry, Catriona, Graham and I slithered up the trackway to do a bit more walling. Another week will be needed to get the toppers on.

Graham and I went on a wander to have a look at the long-house/ Barn and grain store. The grain store is in a bit of a state and has collapsed on one side. The barn is still in pretty good order thought the roof needs a bit of TLC

Richard H
No. Wallers: 4

Wet

Just three intrepid wallers, Chris, Val and Graham who defied the threat of heavy rain and had a reasonable day ; a bit muddy but OK for walling. Another two courses completed before leaving early afternoon just before the heavy rain arrived

Graham D.
No. of Wallers: 3

Bent poles.

Five of us, Chris and Val, Roderick, Catriona and Graham.

Lovely day and good progress - finished off foundations and did four courses; after straightening one of the poles which had been vandalised by cows!

Watched three buzzards overhead and dancing sheep!

 

 

Graham.

No. of wallers: 5