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We love a shepherd huts on readersheds.co.uk – since I first saw a modern one at the Hegelian gardens a few years back. and then a friend of my better half has one on his farm! They are not cheap so hut builders Downland Shepherd Huts have come up with a kit so you can… Continue reading We love a shepherds hut – so why not build your own (from a kit)?
Ian from www.shepherdhuts.co.uk has emailed me to say the historical significance of shed dwelling on our ancestors lives is finally recognised it’s on the BBC history of the world wossname. Before the advent of artificial fertilizers, distant pastures on many mixed Farms would be inaccessible the to the large farm manure wagons bringing manure from… Continue reading A shepherds hut is part of BBC history of the world
Our friends over at Thurgarton Iron Works emailed to say this. Thurgarton here! Just to let you know that Thurgarton Iron Works and Cristina of Kirtling (as in Shepherds Hut) recently appeared on the BBC’s “Look East” local news programme in connection with the Cultural Olympiad. No?!! Yes! Whatever next? This was in connection with… Continue reading Shepherds Hut at the Olympics
First it was beach hut prices now it’s Shepherds huts or as the shed friendly metro calls them haresters vehicle. Would you buy a used van for £200,000? Probably not – but this one has been converted into a holiday home and includes a grassy field. Oh, and it apparently has stunning views and overlooks… Continue reading £200,000 to live in Shepherds hut
Some people think that Shepherd Huts are not really sheds, but as an international shed expert 😉 I say rubbish, anything that is used as a space for you to get away from it all can be defined as a shed. Here are a selection that have entered Shed of the year over the many… Continue reading Shepherd Huts that will make you look differently at a shed on wheels
I have always had a soft spot for a shepherds hut – but great to see the fine folks at Plankbridge are looking after one of their own – that has a sideline as a beach hut down at Weymouth. Post by Plankbridge Hutmakers.
We love a Shepherds hut here on readersheds – I think because there is such a history to them but of course now they are being lovingly created by hand by a few companies around the UK A friend of mine sent me this link to Nightingale Shepherd Huts from Sussex and they look like… Continue reading Shepherd huts – Posh sheds on wheels or the future of shedism
According the the shed friendly telegraph. All sorts of people have them, according to David Cherrington of the Shepherd’s Hut Company: “I have sold huts to lords and ladies, scrap metal dealers, amateur painters and everyone in-between.” There’s something about a shepherd’s hut; something transcendental, some Proustian tug to the past. Once seen, never forgotten… Continue reading Shepherd’s huts are the in thing for the middle classes
Alex reports about this great Shepherd’s hut for sale on ebay. starting bid £3,500 (though P&P is free…) and to be collected from Cheltenham. As the seller says, it would make a great home office. A few details: * fully lined in tongue & groove timber * insulated walls, floor & roof * original iron… Continue reading Buy yourself a Shepherd’s hut
See the latest news on Shed of the year 24 shed-hot finalists from around the UK set to battle for top honour of Cuprinol Shed of the Year Cuprinol has announced the long-awaited Shed of the Year shortlist for 2018 celebrating this year’s most eccentric, exceptional, and extraordinary sheds Now in its 11th year, the… Continue reading Shed of the year 2018 finalists announced – Vote now!