Chris Fordham supplies the latest shed of the week, which he describes as "a rather grand old lady made of a sandwich of old planks, roof felt and corrugated iron".
Like some of the best sheds, this one has evolved rather than being built in one go, or as Chris puts it, "This shed was obviously lovingly made from odds and ends and over the years she has had several more layers attached to her as she has slowly mellowed into her environment." I was delighted to hear that a Freecycler had supplied a cottage-style latch door for this old lady, and Chris, who only took the shed over last year along with his plot, has plans for "a patio area, pergola, climbing roses and grape vine" too!
I like this shed. It's an allotment building with a history, maybe a chequered past - a shed with a bit of an attitude, some chutzpah - the corrugated roof jutting out over the doorway says as much. Its narrowness and depth brought to mind the shotgun houses of New Orleans, while the cottage-style door screams shabby chic - eat your heart out Cath Kidson. It definitely deserves an 8 out of 10.
If you want to submit your shed to shed of the week, drop me an email. I'll feature the best ones on the blog, and my absolute favourite will get a copy of my book on allotments.
That's what you call 'old skool!' I'd love to see a shed like that on our allotment (Kirkby Lonsdale) but it would never be allowed!
Posted by: Darren Nicholls | August 03, 2007 at 08:39 PM