Some of the older houses had a double wall one of stone and others the same but an outer shell of wattle and daub panels to keep in the warmth, as cob walls can be exceedingly cold. Chris SOUTHERN LIFE(UK) http://Southernlife.org.uk History of the Hampshire, Dorset and IOW Villages,Towns and Churches ----- Original Message ----- From: "k morris" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates - Longstock Hi I don't understand the reference to wattle and daub being three feet thick. Can you explain that, please? Kathleen> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 23:56:22 +0100> Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates - Longstock> > Most are Cob but some of the newer ones we have seen all seem to be wattle > and daub!!> Chris> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 10:26 PM> Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Village website updates - Longstock> > > > In a message dated 08/05/2007 15:49:23 GMT Standard Time,> [email protected] writes:> > Some are about three feet thick and most of them are constructed out of> basic wattle and daub etc.> > > > If they're that thick aren't they likely to be cob walls?> > Regards,> > > > John> > John Parker> > 07733 310438 (Mobile) 01794 515257 (Home) 01794 511382 (Fax)> E-mail: [email protected]> > > > > > .............................................> Want to contact the local community?> Please visit Hampshire ! Parish Jottings> http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk> .............................................> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message> > > ---> avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean.> Virus Database (VPS): 000739-3, 05/11/2007> Tested on: 5/12/2007 11:42:33 PM> avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2007 ALWIL Software.> http://www.avast.com> > > > > .............................................> Want to contact the local community?> Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings> http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk> .............................................> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself: design your homepage the way you want it with Live.com. http://www.live.com/getstarted ............................................. Want to contact the local community? Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk ............................................. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message