Architectural Archaeology

It's been fascinating to see what historical features have been uncovered by the demolition work at our house. The exposed ceiling joists and trusses have revealed the calculations made by the original builder-owner back in 1968 and the supplier's marks and labels. These have now been joined by some metric calculations on the new pink framing for the en suite bathroom - no doubt future renovators will find these in about forty years' time.



And some more of the old wallpaper has been revealed, though sadly not the "birds in hedgerow" pattern that caught my eye when we first viewed the house more than two years ago. All the outlandish wallpaper was painted over by the vendor before our second viewing so I never had the chance to photograph it for posterity but now we've had another glimpse of how lovely it was.