TWO TRIPS

Fully loaded the Freelander with boxes to take over to the cottage it took us just under sixty minutes we got there just before the Landlady we signed the tenancy agreement for six months and paid a £525 bond.
Joiners where there taking out some wardrobes that we did not want as we have our own and taking part of the bulkhead from the stairs out a sit encroached in to the bedroom too much.
Also the back wall because the cottage is built in to a bank it had to be tanked out and then re plastered and then painted the painting bit was being done today so the plaster had time to dry out .

We went back home just before dinner for more boxes and other bits and pieces including Ethel my stone Gargoyle it safely made it to our new abode ,  it represents my mother , i bought it the day she died it's a kind of memorial to my Mam.

The walk down to the centre of Holmfirth from the cottage is unbelievably quaint it is a photographs dream there is so many interesting buildings and views taking photos will be easy you are really spoilt for choice .

We learnt the cottage we are living in was built in 1835 and is the oldest place i have ever lived in it was built for the wool workers they had a loom and spinning machines down stairs and upstairs they lived it was one up one down and they had connecting doors down stairs so the wool could be passed on for the next process .
We were told a family of five kids wear brought up in the house the toilets where outside over the  bet there where a few pissed pants specially in winter .

 Above are what used to be the out side toilets they are now work shops and storage the one belonging to our cottage was demolished for a parking space

Below what we manage to bring in two trips from our house to the cottage i have spent four hours driving at least we had sun which was nice .

below are other cottages on our road which is very narrow because the cottages are only one bedrooms it means no fcuking kids screaming and shouting  which equates to more peaceful nights and early evenings .

Tonight the bedroom wall is getting painted white and a new carpet is getting fitted by Friday in the bedroom
we have no carpets in our house as we ripped all the carpets up and painted and stained.the floor boards in every room including the three bedrooms , so now having  carpets is strange i have to admit  it feels nice walking on cushioned  flooring again.

The wood work around the bathroom door we would like to paint black same with the down stairs fire place the stair banister and the downstairs main beams.

I love the roof trusses above we are going to re paint them white some of the edges need redoing i think they have been treated for wood worm and parts of the timbers have been filled in with two part filler and never painted.
We also so found out why it is called Toad Hole Cottage in summer there are loads of toads and frogs making there way to the pond at the back of the house apparently they are hundreds