Pinfold by happypat

Pinfold

The village pinfold where cattle, sheep & pigs were kept if they strayed.... thus is a grade 2 listed building.
As you can see there is a new road being built along side it. All the red brick rubble you might be able to see was an small building attached to the pinfold. They knocked that down last week to make way through for more houses. Trees chopped down & that lovely old building gone.
We walked past today as this is all happening at the end of the lane where we are living at the moment & there is a man working in the pinfold.
Turns out he’s clearing it if rubbish, putting gravel down & there will be a bench in there to sit on..I think it will be rather nice & all hats off to the building company fir doing that.

Limited posting at the moment as the WiFi is not working still so having to do all 365 work on my phone which is not ideal so please bear with me over the next few weeks!
What an interersting shot and story. Some new nearby places to visit now Pat.
March 6th, 2021  
@busylady Yes Judith but we are only half a mile from hone so much the same. I can’t really see the detail in this picture, not the same as seeing it on my iPad!
March 6th, 2021  
Sounds like a lovely place
March 6th, 2021  
Interesting story. I hope they keep some trees. What I usually hate about new housing developments is the lack of mature trees. Really makes a difference to a place.
March 6th, 2021  
Bep
Interesting capture, Pat.
March 6th, 2021  
An interesting capture and great info
March 6th, 2021  
That’ll be a nice sheltered spot! Shame about the other building though.
March 6th, 2021  
Never heard of a pinfold! Wonder where the word came from.! A sort of animal pound! Annoying about the wifi!
March 6th, 2021  
Don’t sit there too long or Harry will have to come bail you out!
March 6th, 2021  
Will be interesting to watch how it all evolves
March 7th, 2021  
I imagine it's been a while since any wayward livestock spent time in that pinfold. Looks like the area has seen a lot of development. Would love to get a cartload of those old bricks to use in my garden.
March 7th, 2021  
Interesting history
March 7th, 2021  
Great information!
March 7th, 2021  
Beautiful clouds
March 7th, 2021  
Interesting info
March 7th, 2021  
What a great idea to have an area to hold stray animals! And so nice to have a seating area when not in use!
Too bad about your WiFi!
March 7th, 2021  
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