Original construction
The tongue & groove on the roof was split and rotten on each end, some of the centre section has been salvaged and used as vertical cladding on the new build.
Each end a solid wooden arch was bolted to the top plate in line with the centre hoop, these arches will have to be replaced. This was clad with tongue and groove then covered with corrugated iron, which is also being replaced.
The tongue & groove on the sides was also rotten on bottom end but most of it has been salvaged for another job. The floor boards were too damaged by woodworm and vermin to be used again.
The frame work was 4 corner posts tennoned into the chassis with a top plate joining the 4 corner posts with mortices and tennons. This was held rigid by 19mm tongue and groove boards nailed to the outside
then covered with a layer of corrugated iron.
Interesting inscription written on outside top of one of the vertical boards under the corrugated iron.