I am about 20 miles north of you, and bought my derelict smallholding 50 years ago. When I pulled up the lino, there were quarry tiles directly on the earth, so you did better than me. I think your buildings are older than you think, mid 1800s, if not earlier, like many around here. The map room in Aberystwyth is brilliant for dating things, especially like most if it belonged to an estate. The wood and chain thing is a swingle tree - that particular one for two horses, and the thing in the roof is either a roller or cutter to make the crop ediable for cattle. Barley and oats were grown, very little wheat, but with room for 12 milking cows, your place would have had more land than it does now. The original house is at the top of the yard and would probably have been thatched. My rule was if the weather was good - outside work, wet or snow, sort the house out. Still sorting it out!
The building you designate as your work shop, that piece of equipment in the loft is a corn stalk chopper for cow feed. You may know corn better as maze. We're enjoying your videos from Central Texas. Thanks for sharing with us. Btw, that other piece you picked up is a "double tree" for hitching horses or oxen to a wagon.
Sod the house or out buildings the dog is the best part! My lab came over to sit on me just as your revealed your dog No one should ever put down a healthy dog imo I’m so glad you saved her and sure she will return the favour
This is such a great you tube channel, I wish Gavin would stop getting so excited over things 🤣🤣, that’s a beautiful dog so pleased you rescued him he will be so loyal and bring many years of happiness, looking forward to seeing your next video, take care.
If you’re going to try and be as self-sufficient as possible with veggies and eggs etc., then that Cold Barn will be the very best stable storage area. Like a massive pantry.
Lol. I think your are correct with the use of the word "window". Centuries ago it was used as a term for an opening in a wall or ceiling. It didn't necessarily mean glass was there. The last couple of centuries glass was there so that's what we think of it now. Like the term "window of opportunity" meaning an opening for opportunity. If you are ever in need of anymore useless information please let me know! 😂
All that old horse poop will be gold dust when you come to sorting growing your fruit and veg or flower patches! Binge watched up to here, love your style. ❤
Gav will soon get into the swing of being in front of the camera and chatting shit I can see him with a second you tube channel in the future when the work shops up and running ,passing on his carpentry knowledge and experience.. we love no nonsense grafters with a good sense of dry humour ,, he’s a top man in my book
Great tour and your new dog looks like a star already. She looks very eager to please and so happy, I think it is a wonderful choice on your behalf to give her a new home and be part of your family. I have no doubt that she will be bringing loads of fun and happy moments to your homestead.❤️
No wonder you are undecided as there is so much potential in each building. How cute is your dog. Well done for rescuing. Where are you both from? Love the descriptions Gav and what a shy smile you have lol. Oh and you now need to rescue a cat to ward off any unwanted little furry things.
Oh my wordy - your dog 😍 That's a super-smart mix of breeds. She'll have worked out that she's landed on all four paws. Perfect 😊 Just discovered your channel a couple of days ago, and am bingeing your journey. I'm in awe of your collective backbone - perhaps I *will* re-emulsion the bathroom this weekend after all!
Loving your vids. i live in a grade ii listed cottage in Sth Wales, built in 1750. It is constant work and a money pit, but it is my money pit and I love it.
On the farm in western Canada we called them trees. A “single tree” hitched one horse to a wagon or sleigh, a “double tree” like in the video allowed two horses to be hitched, side by side to an implement.
Fantastic, good on you guys for not letting this little farm go to ground like so many have. The equipment in your workshop I would consider is a "chaff cutter" My first job on a stables on Exmoor was to cut the hay into shorter sections know as "chaff" I then put molasses on it and fed it to the horses with their corn/nuts etc. Chaff is used to stop horses bolting their food down quickly. You can use the machine for anything you want to feed your animals such as cutting turnips etc. Please restore it and have it on display or just sharpen the blades and use it. Keep going guys, as its great footage :)
Gavin's enthusiasm and excitement is really infectious.... ahem. 😉😅. What a fantastic smallholding. The potential is enormous. Really looking forward to what you do with the place. Good luck!
Once again, thanks for taking the time to show us around and introduce us to your beautiful dog. She’ll be a great asset as a guard and protector. That privvy bench/bog seat, well, it’s begging to be made into an outside seat. Completely useless of course but a source of entertainment and laughter. 😂😂. There’s o many options with your buildings but I do think you are right in thinking business model first, then let your needs to support that business dictate what each is used for. An office in an outbuilding is a great idea but not so much when you need to pop in for something and it’s chucking it down or there’s 3 feet of snow………. Every man needs a workshop……… speaking from experience……. Great fun to watch you both. Best of luck. Wayne
The farm, has many buildings, the first one is charming, maybe just for a guest house, sometime in the future? You will need a garage, a tool room, a wood room, so in time these buildings will certainly come in handy, and their condition is good enough (at least at first sight) that when you renovate the house, you will gradually start to renovate these buildings as well. The property is indeed beautiful, large with potential. Great that you rescued the dog! You will have a wonderful companion and devoted friend, as well as a watchdog, you can see that she is smart. You have a beautiful home, farm and now also a dog, congratulations and best wishes.
Interesting outbuildings. I would prop up the leaning wall. Think about what to do later. Great outbuildings and wonderful that they were re-roofed so recently. They look to be mostly in great shape, albeit with some cleaning to do. What a lovely dog!
This is the first video I have seen of yours and that dog absolutely adores you. The way she stares up at you both says a lot about how you treat her with love and care. I look forward to watching more.
In the milking barn the wood piece looks like it might have been a hanging stanchion to hold the cows in place while facing the feeding bin so the farmer could milk while the cows eat.
Just subscribed! Love your property, such potential….. And isn’t it wonderful that someone already took care of the roofs?! (At least the outbuildings.. haven’t checked out the house yet.) I applaud you for adopting a rescue! She’s so loving. I wonder what her story was. Beautiful name.❤
Hello, I love your videos, saving this farm is a great thing. The piece of wooden thing you held up is part of the wagon that one would use for horses and for the life of me a can't remember the name of it . This piece is what the horses would be hitched to at the front of a wagon. This would be attached to a long pole and a horse would be put one on each side the pole is attached to the front of the wagon This piece you have would be hooked to the harness of each horse. I don't know if this makes since to you but you can ask any older farmer and they can explain it much better I'm sure. I just thought of the name I believe it is called a yoke but a may be wrong LOL Anyway Take Care both of you.
It is called a Doubletree and consists of 2 single trees and an evener (the longer bar) and is used to hitch a team of draft animals to a load - it works to distribute the pull between each animal and the load. A yoke sits across the necks of a team of oxen. On some team harnesses a front yoke is attached in front of the chest of the wheel horses, to stabilise the harness and distribute the weight of the pole, which helps steering the front wheels of the cart of carriage.
Hi, thanks for the chance to look around.. I was wondering how you plan to deal with all the water run off . . From what I could see so much of the water that comes off the roofs of your buildings just drops straight on the ground right by your walls and that is adding to your damp issues. .
Loving the tour! I don’t know what part of South Wales you are but the National Museum of Wales in St. Fagans could help you in identifying many of your implements, and in dating the buildings. A great day out for anyone interested in historic buildings. Looking forward to following your progress!
My guess is that at the bottom of the shute in the "piggery" there used to be a mill for grinding the corn, stored above, to make meal for the animals. It would most likely have been belt driven from a small stationary engine or tractor. What you thought was the old toilet is totally correct! The piece of machinery in the barn on the first floor is difficult to see and tell what it was used for. Letting us know who made it from names cast in the iron frame might help. I think the ground lies fairly wet judging by the reeds growing there. What an exciting place you have found and will become your home over time. I am certain you will never regret your decision to leave the city for a rural life!
This is correct - barley or corn grain is stored in the loft and the ‘bruising’ mill is below fed from the chute. The outbuildings look older than the date mark says - possibly repairs were done at the same time as the new house was built. Ordnance survey maps should help with dating. Great collection of buildings.
Good luck to you both very envious of you ,always wanted a small holding when I was a lot younger after working on a milking /veg farm when I was at school Good luck and God bless 😊
with so many structures needing total repair, Might I suggest that the roofs should be a priority if they are sound you will have worry free years until you get to the retrofits of each building. good content and editing
Gorgeous set of outbuildings! You'll find uses don't worry. Great to see and hear more of Gav 😂 Seren is beautiful, she'll be excellent for protecting the farm I'm sure.
Thats a pair of swingletrees. They are part of horse harness ... In this case for two horses. It would hold the straps or chains clear of the horses when they are dragging a plough, harrow or whatever.
Seren is a star! The piggery is what the locals refer to as a twlc mochyn. In those parts, the locals will say of mis-matched people - she likes the pigsty, but not the pig. Thankfully you two are a great team. Can't wait to return to West Wales on March for the Spring.
That thing I believe was used to hitch 2 horses to a wagon or farm equipment. I seem to recall seeing something similar on another video. (Working Horse with Jim??)💕
@@MegGreeneSmith 💕I was thinking more like the thing that goes behind the horses, where they attach the harness to, then attach it to the item to be pulled...I could be wrong, though💕
You might be able to use the old mill for generating electricity, you certainly have enough water, and you also have streams so an Archimedes Screw is another way of generating power and/or moving water up or down. Both of those can be made from wood.
The cold barn may have been the dairy; usually situated so it was constantly in shade to help keep the milk at a low temp. It would make sense being next to the milking shed.
Love Gavin, he's a star. Love your channel too and love your dog. Thanks for showing us all of your outbuildings, you are very lucky and very brave.Lokking forward to future videos.
First building: Those're definitely windows, just unglazed. Shutters go on the outside. It's right by a stream with a steep fall on it. Was it the original mill building? You have info that the place was a small fulling mill. That would need a lot of water. Whatever, have you thought of water power? That building and the stream right beside would be a natural for a turbine. I'd say you've lucked out with all the newish roofs and also with the large areas of hard standing.
Actually the wheel was behind the long barn, there is still the hole where it sat but there isn't a constant water source so we think there is a sluice gate in the pond in the field behind - we will definitely be trying to work that all out next year
Just started watching your channel today... If you are planning to grow your own food ...a summer kitchen, (separate from your main house) would be a great use for one of your buildings. Canning vegetables requires lots of space to spread out. Work counter would be great as prep area for vegetables, cleaning and filling canning jars, etc. I know that's WAY down on your list of future things to think about but it would be great to have when the time comes. Not too many people use them anymore sadly, either they don't preserve vegetables or they didn't know there was such a thing as a "summer kitchen." (Ashland, Ohio, USA). I'm looking forward to future videos
I am about 20 miles north of you, and bought my derelict smallholding 50 years ago. When I pulled up the lino, there were quarry tiles directly on the earth, so you did better than me. I think your buildings are older than you think, mid 1800s, if not earlier, like many around here. The map room in Aberystwyth is brilliant for dating things, especially like most if it belonged to an estate. The wood and chain thing is a swingle tree - that particular one for two horses, and the thing in the roof is either a roller or cutter to make the crop ediable for cattle. Barley and oats were grown, very little wheat, but with room for 12 milking cows, your place would have had more land than it does now. The original house is at the top of the yard and would probably have been thatched.
My rule was if the weather was good - outside work, wet or snow, sort the house out. Still sorting it out!
Thanks! Yeah we are dead keen to go check out the map room, a couple of people have mentioned it being dead useful!
@@VickiMason-r2s No, I am boring!
That dog worships you both already, looks like a match made in heaven.
I was wondering if a dog would show up in this series!! So glad you were able to rescue and re-home!! Enjoying the content and all the HARD work!
I think that's the dogs equivalent of being down to your last £2.50 and buying the winning Euromillions ticket. What a heart warming development!
Awww I like that a lot!
I am actually the type of
Person who loves old sheds/barns rather than a house,so much potential
Me too!
The building you designate as your work shop, that piece of equipment in the loft is a corn stalk chopper for cow feed. You may know corn better as maze. We're enjoying your videos from Central Texas. Thanks for sharing with us. Btw, that other piece you picked up is a "double tree" for hitching horses or oxen to a wagon.
As an aside, we grew up on dairy farms in the northeast in the 1950's and 60's and have homesteaded in increasing degrees over the years.
So glad people like you do what you are doing..brave,inspired,hard working,sincere..bravo.Thank-you for filming this and sharing it😊😊😊
Seren is adorable, and you can tell by her face that she has found her Forever home..
That dog has definitely landed on its paws, living the dream life in the countryside ❤
Sod the house or out buildings the dog is the best part!
My lab came over to sit on me just as your revealed your dog
No one should ever put down a healthy dog imo I’m so glad you saved her and sure she will return the favour
This is such a great you tube channel, I wish Gavin would stop getting so excited over things 🤣🤣, that’s a beautiful dog so pleased you rescued him he will be so loyal and bring many years of happiness, looking forward to seeing your next video, take care.
He can't contain himself 😂
Haha. she's gorgeous. As a staffie lover I could tell instantly she had staffie genes! You've all hit the jackpot!
Yeah she seems to have all the Staffie cuteness and happiness!
If you’re going to try and be as self-sufficient as possible with veggies and eggs etc., then that Cold Barn will be the very best stable storage area. Like a massive pantry.
Yeah that’s a great idea! Hadn’t thought of that at all!
Lol. I think your are correct with the use of the word "window". Centuries ago it was used as a term for an opening in a wall or ceiling. It didn't necessarily mean glass was there. The last couple of centuries glass was there so that's what we think of it now. Like the term "window of opportunity" meaning an opening for opportunity. If you are ever in need of anymore useless information please let me know! 😂
Oh! Nice! At least I'm not a complete numpty!
Wow you lucky people well done and good luck I'm in love that Dog
Every Farm needs a dog, well done taking a rescue dog, you did a good thing, kudos.
Absolutely, it was really important to us to rescue.
Lol at gavs brutally honest description of the toilet!
He has such a way with words
❤❤what a lovely name for the dog.They are such wonderful company and a great comfort.
All that old horse poop will be gold dust when you come to sorting growing your fruit and veg or flower patches! Binge watched up to here, love your style. ❤
Yesss! Great idea!
Gav will soon get into the swing of being in front of the camera and chatting shit I can see him with a second you tube channel in the future when the work shops up and running ,passing on his carpentry knowledge and experience.. we love no nonsense grafters with a good sense of dry humour ,, he’s a top man in my book
Ach yeah he’s not bad, I reckon I’ll keep him around 😂
Great tour and your new dog looks like a star already. She looks very eager to please and so happy, I think it is a wonderful choice on your behalf to give her a new home and be part of your family. I have no doubt that she will be bringing loads of fun and happy moments to your homestead.❤️
No wonder you are undecided as there is so much potential in each building. How cute is your dog. Well done for rescuing. Where are you both from? Love the descriptions Gav and what a shy smile you have lol. Oh and you now need to rescue a cat to ward off any unwanted little furry things.
I’m Scottish and Gav is from London
11:42 the "i don't know" item is I think a whippletree. It's for harnessing work horses together to a farm implement, to help share the load.
Oh my wordy - your dog 😍 That's a super-smart mix of breeds. She'll have worked out that she's landed on all four paws. Perfect 😊
Just discovered your channel a couple of days ago, and am bingeing your journey. I'm in awe of your collective backbone - perhaps I *will* re-emulsion the bathroom this weekend after all!
Loving your vids. i live in a grade ii listed cottage in Sth Wales, built in 1750. It is constant work and a money pit, but it is my money pit and I love it.
We feel exactly the same!
The wood item Gav held up is a hitch for horses to pull wagons. It’s a double hitch for two horses
I think it's called an evener.
To even the load between 2 horses.
On the farm in western Canada we called them trees. A “single tree” hitched one horse to a wagon or sleigh, a “double tree” like in the video allowed two horses to be hitched, side by side to an implement.
Fantastic, good on you guys for not letting this little farm go to ground like so many have. The equipment in your workshop I would consider is a "chaff cutter" My first job on a stables on Exmoor was to cut the hay into shorter sections know as "chaff" I then put molasses on it and fed it to the horses with their corn/nuts etc. Chaff is used to stop horses bolting their food down quickly. You can use the machine for anything you want to feed your animals such as cutting turnips etc. Please restore it and have it on display or just sharpen the blades and use it. Keep going guys, as its great footage :)
Oh nice! Yeah we will definitely make a feature of it!
Could the wooden bits be part of some sort of yoke for oxen- for pulling a plough?
Heartwarming to see how you are saving the farm buildings. 😊
Gavin's enthusiasm and excitement is really infectious.... ahem. 😉😅. What a fantastic smallholding. The potential is enormous. Really looking forward to what you do with the place. Good luck!
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Once again, thanks for taking the time to show us around and introduce us to your beautiful dog. She’ll be a great asset as a guard and protector. That privvy bench/bog seat, well, it’s begging to be made into an outside seat. Completely useless of course but a source of entertainment and laughter. 😂😂. There’s o many options with your buildings but I do think you are right in thinking business model first, then let your needs to support that business dictate what each is used for. An office in an outbuilding is a great idea but not so much when you need to pop in for something and it’s chucking it down or there’s 3 feet of snow………. Every man needs a workshop……… speaking from experience……. Great fun to watch you both. Best of luck. Wayne
Hahah the seat sounds like a great idea!
@ It could be a naughty seat……..You know what you’ve done. In the seat for 15 minutes! lol. 😜
A lot of work but a lot of potential. Building look in great condition.
Aw bless. First of many animals? Lovely dog, she will be happy there 😃
Yes absolutely!!
She is a beautiful girl! Thank you for giving her a furever home!!
Love the videos and what the future might hold ! Well done for rescuing the beautiful dog and tell your husband to cheer up 🤦♂️
hahaha I tell him ALL the time!
@@citytosmallholding😂
Oh yer, new wee dog is so sweet. What a darling. New to yer channel today!❤
What a beautiful farm compound. And what a sweet doggie!
Thanks so much!
The farm, has many buildings, the first one is charming, maybe just for a guest house, sometime in the future? You will need a garage, a tool room, a wood room, so in time these buildings will certainly come in handy, and their condition is good enough (at least at first sight) that when you renovate the house, you will gradually start to renovate these buildings as well. The property is indeed beautiful, large with potential. Great that you rescued the dog! You will have a wonderful companion and devoted friend, as well as a watchdog, you can see that she is smart. You have a beautiful home, farm and now also a dog, congratulations and best wishes.
What a lovely dog. Glad you adopted her. She looks healthy and happy so a shame she was going to be put down. Big projects and fun ahead.
What a lovely video and so pleased you rescued Seren . Shes beautiful and seeing her look up at you both , shes so happy. Good luck on your journey.
Thanks!
She’s a darling lucky you , she will be so loyal to you both . Everyone needs a good guard dog on your farm .
💛 What a beautiful dear girl!!! thankyou for giving her a loving home! 💛💛💛
The 1st building would make a cute air b&b 🥰
Thank you for rescuing the lovely woofa ❤
Your dog is lovely and she is almost the spitting image of our Huntaway Collie cross. They will definitely be living their best lives on a farm!
Fantastic for rescuing Seren. ❤️
Interesting outbuildings. I would prop up the leaning wall. Think about what to do later. Great outbuildings and wonderful that they were re-roofed so recently. They look to be mostly in great shape, albeit with some cleaning to do. What a lovely dog!
You’ve made the right decision. What a fab doggie!
The item you found several of are called swingle trees, there for attaching the traces of harness fitted to a horse to the thing your pulling.
This is the first video I have seen of yours and that dog absolutely adores you. The way she stares up at you both says a lot about how you treat her with love and care. I look forward to watching more.
Awww I hope so!
Love the farm what a Gem ,and your dog what a beautiful creature ❤
Your property is so nice and has great potential! Thanks for sharing!
In the milking barn the wood piece looks like it might have been a hanging stanchion to hold the cows in place while facing the feeding bin so the farmer could milk while the cows eat.
The wooded Item is a double tree hitch, used for attaching 2 horses or oxen to a cart, they can be repurposed as nice interior light fittings
Just subscribed! Love your property, such potential….. And isn’t it wonderful that someone already took care of the roofs?! (At least the outbuildings.. haven’t checked out the house yet.) I applaud you for adopting a rescue! She’s so loving. I wonder what her story was. Beautiful name.❤
Hello, I love your videos, saving this farm is a great thing. The piece of wooden thing you held up is part of the wagon that one would use for horses and for the life of me a can't remember the name of it . This piece is what the horses would be hitched to at the front of a wagon. This would be attached to a long pole and a horse would be put one on each side the pole is attached to the front of the wagon This piece you have would be hooked to the harness of each horse. I don't know if this makes since to you but you can ask any older farmer and they can explain it much better I'm sure. I just thought of the name I believe it is called a yoke but a may be wrong LOL Anyway Take Care both of you.
Is it called a yoke?
@@katehamb439 No it is called a doubletree, I had to look it up to make sure. Take Care
It is called a Doubletree and consists of 2 single trees and an evener (the longer bar) and is used to hitch a team of draft animals to a load - it works to distribute the pull between each animal and the load. A yoke sits across the necks of a team of oxen. On some team harnesses a front yoke is attached in front of the chest of the wheel horses, to stabilise the harness and distribute the weight of the pole, which helps steering the front wheels of the cart of carriage.
Thanks everyone! This is really useful to know!
Hi, thanks for the chance to look around.. I was wondering how you plan to deal with all the water run off . . From what I could see so much of the water that comes off the roofs of your buildings just drops straight on the ground right by your walls and that is adding to your damp issues. .
Interesting to see your outbuildings, so many possibilities. Seren will have a wonderful life on your farm
For any not knowing, 'Seren' means 'star' in Welsh. 👍
Lovely! (From Brazil)
Loving the tour! I don’t know what part of South Wales you are but the National Museum of Wales in St. Fagans could help you in identifying many of your implements, and in dating the buildings.
A great day out for anyone interested in historic buildings.
Looking forward to following your progress!
Yes! We have heard of this place - we reeeeaally want to find some time to get down there an check it out!
Excuse me, I have to pause to go get a fresh cup of tea, this promises to be a very exciting episode...Ok, I'm back, you can keep going😄
😂😂
thanks for showing us around. A lot of work ahead of you but at least you have the dog to talk to.
My guess is that at the bottom of the shute in the "piggery" there used to be a mill for grinding the corn, stored above, to make meal for the animals. It would most likely have been belt driven from a small stationary engine or tractor. What you thought was the old toilet is totally correct! The piece of machinery in the barn on the first floor is difficult to see and tell what it was used for. Letting us know who made it from names cast in the iron frame might help. I think the ground lies fairly wet judging by the reeds growing there. What an exciting place you have found and will become your home over time. I am certain you will never regret your decision to leave the city for a rural life!
We definitely haven't so far!
This is correct - barley or corn grain is stored in the loft and the ‘bruising’ mill is below fed from the chute. The outbuildings look older than the date mark says - possibly repairs were done at the same time as the new house was built. Ordnance survey maps should help with dating. Great collection of buildings.
Seren is beautiful. An interesting mix of breeds. Excited to see what you do with all the outbuildings.
Just found your channel, that dog knows it’s hit the jackpot,
Good luck to you both very envious of you ,always wanted a small holding when I was a lot younger after working on a milking /veg farm when I was at school Good luck and God bless 😊
Very nice vid, thank you! Looking forward to watching your progress in future. Greetings from the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.
with so many structures needing total repair, Might I suggest that the roofs should be a priority if they are sound you will have worry free years until you get to the retrofits of each building. good content and editing
Oh! a dog, of course a farm needs a dog. She'll be a great guardian for you.
Best video yet!! So great you have the dog too. Longer videos are a must now!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Gavs out takes are my favourite thing!!!
Your family are great workers. Fantastic help with the pig sty. IRELAND
Had to come back to admire your beautiful wee pupper. Looking forward to hearing about her adventures ❤
Gorgeous set of outbuildings! You'll find uses don't worry. Great to see and hear more of Gav 😂 Seren is beautiful, she'll be excellent for protecting the farm I'm sure.
He doesn’t mince his words, Gavin, does he? 😂😂😂
haha no not often!
Take a look at the earliest OS maps online, they show buildings, if not the use they were put to; tithe maps may also be of use. 👍
What an adorable little girl, she clearly adores you both x
Thats a pair of swingletrees. They are part of horse harness ... In this case for two horses. It would hold the straps or chains clear of the horses when they are dragging a plough, harrow or whatever.
Seren is a star!
The piggery is what the locals refer to as a twlc mochyn.
In those parts, the locals will say of mis-matched people - she likes the pigsty, but not the pig.
Thankfully you two are a great team.
Can't wait to return to West Wales on March for the Spring.
That thing I believe was used to hitch 2 horses to a wagon or farm equipment. I seem to recall seeing something similar on another video. (Working Horse with Jim??)💕
Agreed, it does look like a yoke.
@@MegGreeneSmith 💕I was thinking more like the thing that goes behind the horses, where they attach the harness to, then attach it to the item to be pulled...I could be wrong, though💕
@@robine916 Called a doubletree. With two swingletrees attached, one for each horse, to attach to a cart or other implement.
@@reallylittlewhy YES! Thank you!💕💕
Guys, this is already a beautiful property but your characters and your lovely new pup add so much! Excited to see how you come along!
Thank you so much!
What a lovely Smallholding with all the outbuildings, keep up the good work. Nice dog for the Farm.
Enjoying the videos! It looks like a project that will take a little while to complete. Something I look forward to having.
Thanks so much!
So much potential in that property,
You might be able to use the old mill for generating electricity, you certainly have enough water, and you also have streams so an Archimedes Screw is another way of generating power and/or moving water up or down. Both of those can be made from wood.
Oh interesting! We will need to have a look into that!
Thanks for posting and sharing. Great tour of the property.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good stuff folks .All these little victories are adding up nicely !
That " thunderbox" lid brought back a few old memories !
Definitely had to look up what a thunderbox was!!
The cold barn may have been the dairy; usually situated so it was constantly in shade to help keep the milk at a low temp. It would make sense being next to the milking shed.
Yeah I think you must be right- never thought of that!
Congrats. on a mammoth project. Look forward to watching your progress. Thankyou.
Enjoyed the tour, I'm very much looking forward to the transformation that is going to take place over the next year. Good luck watching on with envy.
Serens lovely she looks so well behaved she’ll be a great companion to you both.
Hahah looks can be deceiving 😉
At first, I wasn’t so sure I wanted to watch this one, but I’m so glad I did!☺️
Your new dog breed sounds so royal! She is so happy to be there with you!😍
Seren is lush 😍
Maggie is a beaut too!
Love Gavin, he's a star. Love your channel too and love your dog. Thanks for showing us all of your outbuildings, you are very lucky and very brave.Lokking forward to future videos.
Thanks so much!
Beautiful dog, well done. Just lost our Mastiff and can honestly say they play a huge part in your family if you let them get close to you.
Oh I’m sorry to hear that, there’s nothing worse
First building: Those're definitely windows, just unglazed. Shutters go on the outside. It's right by a stream with a steep fall on it. Was it the original mill building? You have info that the place was a small fulling mill. That would need a lot of water. Whatever, have you thought of water power? That building and the stream right beside would be a natural for a turbine. I'd say you've lucked out with all the newish roofs and also with the large areas of hard standing.
Actually the wheel was behind the long barn, there is still the hole where it sat but there isn't a constant water source so we think there is a sluice gate in the pond in the field behind - we will definitely be trying to work that all out next year
Beautiful woofer….. well done for saving her 👏👏👏
Hello from 🇨🇦! You have a beautiful home with so much potential, and having a dog makes it whole!
Thanks so much!
Just started watching your channel today... If you are planning to grow your own food ...a summer kitchen, (separate from your main house) would be a great use for one of your buildings. Canning vegetables requires lots of space to spread out. Work counter would be great as prep area for vegetables, cleaning and filling canning jars, etc.
I know that's WAY down on your list of future things to think about but it would be great to have when the time comes. Not too many people use them anymore sadly, either they don't preserve vegetables or they didn't know there was such a thing as a "summer kitchen." (Ashland, Ohio, USA). I'm looking forward to future videos
That is a very good idea actually!
I like the candid, in-person commentary
Thanks! Was a bit nerve wracking!
Seren is a great addition.
Thanks!
Awww hello Seren 🌟
Thoroughly enjoyed that. All those gorgeous buildings and Seren is beautiful. Xx