Before Chef and alchemist Heston Blumenthal got his development kitchen he used to write his recipes in his shed, according the the always useful Writers room over at the guardian. [flickr]photo:2955767006[/flickr] This is the Fat Duck’s development kitchen, also known as the lab. Before we got this space I was in a garden shed and… Continue reading Heston Blumenthal used to write in a shed
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Paint an Eco Shed and win
John over at Secrets of Shed building has a great competition running. In Our “Paint My Shed and Save the Planet” Competition Welcome to the second www.secrets-of-shed-building-shed.com competition. These competitions are great fun to enter (and I enjoy hosting them as well!). This time round the prize of a $50 Amazon voucher should enable you… Continue reading Paint an Eco Shed and win
Questions for the shed scientist
Those cerebral sheddies over at Highland Science festival pose these questions after their successful lectures in a shed thing the other month, which we mentioned, it’s all science today on shedblog. Have famous physicists had their own sheds? And could these have infleunced their work? Did Newton sit in an apple shed, absently picking up… Continue reading Questions for the shed scientist
TARDIS for sale in Wiltshire
If you ever wanted a TARDIS in your back garden and can’t be bothered to build one like our TARDIS sheddies I missed this the other day, The gazette and herald reports A TARDIS is being auctioned off to raise money for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal. The ten foot tall TARDIS featured on a… Continue reading TARDIS for sale in Wiltshire
Sheddie shoots the Stars from his shed?
Update: I have been in contact with Prof. Greg Parker and he says “It is in fact a fibreglass dome and looks nothing like a shed at all :)” which is shame, but at least the British know how etc wins through. The Sun reports Showcased in new astronomy book, “Star Vistas”, these spectacular images… Continue reading Sheddie shoots the Stars from his shed?
Life-size beach hut advent calendar
The Brighton argus reports From December 1 to December 24, people will be able to open up one of the seafront beach huts every day to reveal a new, everchanging festive display. The event has been organised by Beyond, a new church initiative for the city which has been arranging several art displays including a… Continue reading Life-size beach hut advent calendar
The Stomp Shed where they keep the dustbins?
Andy over at aceanim.com has sent me this picture he took. A shed behind the Ivy by the stage door of the Ambassadors Theatre. Stomp is currently playing there so perhaps that’s where they keep the dustbins? Have you seen any other sheds in places you would not expect them, we have a few on… Continue reading The Stomp Shed where they keep the dustbins?
Beach Hut crushed by Car!
The BBC reports Image from Bournmouth echo A man was taken to hospital after the car he was driving crashed through a fence and over a cliff in Dorset. The vehicle overturned and landed on top of a beach hut at Westover cliff in Bournemouth early on Saturday. The driver was rescued by emergency crews… Continue reading Beach Hut crushed by Car!
Win Stainless Steel padlocks for your shed
Our new padlock friends over at www.nothingbutpadlocks.com have given us 6 locks to give away so three sheddies can win 2 of them, a long shackle and a standard weatherproof padlock Stainless Steel Aquasafe Padlock ABUS padlocks are renowned for being the best of the best and these fully weatherproof models are no exception. The… Continue reading Win Stainless Steel padlocks for your shed
Repairing a shed roof – Roofing Felt or Shingles?
John over at Secrets of shedbuilding has kindly written a post about a leaking roof, in response to my problems with my shed roof.Does your existing shed roof leak? Want to decide which is the best roofing material for your new or existing shed roof? The traditional option for covering a shed roof in the… Continue reading Repairing a shed roof – Roofing Felt or Shingles?