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The cistern was found by Peter Watson towards the end of last year when he was sourcing oak from reclamation yards in the Dijon/Macon area of France. He says 'It was actually in a timber yard lying in the grass and had been there 10 years or so since removal from a local village. I had to have it! It took 3 artic trailers to bring to England due to weight. He managed to get some 12" wide pine cheese factory boards onto the last truck to make up the load.
This was the limestone aqueduct which served as a village water supply in Eastern France bringing water from a spring down to the village probably to a cistern for drinking water and then an overflow into a washing/scrubbing house. A communal meeting
place for all the old "scrubbers" of the village!
place for all the old "scrubbers" of the village!
This area of France is full of limestone buildings, statues, urns and so on. Similar in many ways to the Gloucestershire Cotswolds or the Stamford area of Lincolnshire. The aqueduct, or rill as we would know it in this country, is 200 ft long (60 metres), 39ins wide and 16ins deep. It comprises of 39 sections, each of which has a carved step or rebate at each end enabling a fairly tight and waterproof joint. Total weight about 45 tonnes.
Each of the 39 sections is slightly different allowing for the fall of the land. Those at the start being carved more shallowly than those at the bottom. Not much in it but definitely graded. There are markings, a small plus or a minus or an H being carved into one or other of the sides of each piece.
I haven't determined the age yet. Certainly 300 years old minimum and possibly Roman. This area is full of Roman ruins. More research needed and ongoing. Who could use it? Obviously landscape gardeners and designers wishing to incorporate a water feature into a large site or diverting a watercourse. It could be built into several layers cascading downhill.’Δω
LIMESTONE AQUEDUCT COMING TO THE SALVO FAIR
A 60 metre long aqueduct will be on display at this year's Salvo Fair. The limestone aqueduct was discovered buried in the grass at a reclamation yard in the Dijon area of France last year by Peter Watson of Cox's Yard in Gloucestershire. It is at least 300 years old, possibly even Roman. It would have been used to carry water from a spring to a village cistern for drinking and an overflow to a washing area. It will be for sale at the Salvo Fair and could be incorporated into a water feature or used to divert a watercourse.
Around 50 dealers will be gathered together from all over the country. About 500 tonnes of architectural salvage, garden antiques and reclaimed building materials will be exhibited for sale. The disposal and recycling of bricks and timber continues to reduce the amount of materials available for reuse. Support reclamation and visit the Salvo Fair!
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TALKS AND WORKSHOPS AT SALVO 2007
Salvo Fair, the only architectural salvage exhibition in the world, takes place again at Knebworth this year on the weekend of Sat 30 June and Sun 1 July, with the trade day on Friday 29th June. Once again fifty exhibitors from all over the UK will be displaying hundreds of tons of architectural and garden antiques and salvage.
Period Living magazine are sponsoring the talks and workshops at the show this year. Among these will be Ray Poole, expert and dealer in wallpaper from 1960 to 1990, who has a collection of 50,000 rolls talking about wallpaper, and Norman Cockcroft of Alscot Bathrooms on how to restore and maintaining your old sanitaryware and taps. Also planned to be on the list is thatching workshop, blacksmithing, lock restoration and maintenance, how to finish wood, and salvage as art.
On the trade day, Fri 29th June, there will be talks about architectural and garden theft by Julian Radcliffe of the Art Loss Register, a discussion about reproduction and fair trade, a short presentation on salvage and one planet living by Nicole Lazarus of BioRegional at Bedzed, and the state of the UK salvage trade and the 2007 BigREc Survey by Thornton Kay of Salvo.
VINTAGE WALLPAPERS COMING TO THE SALVO FAIR
A rare sample collection of antique and 'no longer printed' wallpapers will be brought to the Salvo Fair by Ray Poole of Loft Antiques in Bridport, Dorset. The collection comes from all over Europe and ranges from original vintage 1950's, 60's and 70's prints to twenty five year old reproductions of Victorian, Georgian and Arts & Crafts designs that are no longer printed.
Mr Poole began collecting decorative antiques in 1976. Eight years ago he began focusing more seriously on wallpaper. He has a showroom displaying antique furniture and decorative items and has recently acquired a warehouse dedicated to his huge collection of wallpaper.
Around 50 dealers will be gathering at Knebworth from all over the country. About 500 tonnes of architectural salvage, garden antiques and reclaimed building materials will be exhibited for sale.
1. Original 1970's print. £15 per roll.
2. Original 1974 print. £15 per roll.
3. 1980 Ramm Son and Crocker reproduction of a 1910 oak leaf design. £10 per roll.
Telephone Ray Poole on 07885 275516
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SERBIAN SMOKEHOUSES AT SALVO 07
ANDY Triplow of salvage company Architectural Treasures in Kent is hoping to bring either parts of, or a complete, Serbian smokehouse to this year's Salvo Fair at Knebworth, Sat 30 Jun - Sun 1 Jul.
These rustic uncared for rural buildings, many of which have already fallen into decay, are being rescued, either as intact pieces or for their reclaimable oak. Is there anyone ambitious enough to want somewhere to smoke their cheese and sausages (is that allowed in suburban Isleworth?) or perhaps a Serbian ex-pat hankering after a bit of the old country in which they can retreat from the turmoil of the twentieth century.
The smokehouses are mainly built from hundred-year-old thick oak planking - which can make a product with its own merits either as resawn flooring or for use in building reclaimed oak furniture, windows and doors, or other building elements.
Andy Triplow said, "I am not sure whether we will have time to get a complete smokehouse to Knebworth, but if we don't, we will have some Serbian smoked sausage, maybe some elements from a smokehouse, and photos. We would be happy to talk to potential buyers of either complete buildings or reclaimed Serbian oak on our stand at the show. We will also be there on the trade day on Friday 29 June in case anyone wants a longer more serious chat. We hope to have one erected in our Smarsden yard later this year."
Contact Architectural Treasures telephone 01233 813355 http://www.architecturaltreasures.co.uk
RECLAIMED WATER GARDEN
WHAT do Harrod's Dispensary, Lord Snowdon's London Zoo Aviary, and Paternoster Square next to St Paul's Cathedral have in common? The answer is that pieces of them will appear on V & V Reclamation's spectacular reclaimed water garden at this year's Salvo Fair at Knebworth.
The garden will be set out in the formal neobeauxarts style, paved with grass and bordered by reclaimed flagstones. The front of the stand will be flanked by ten circular exposed aggregate planters from Stevenage town centre, turned into pools with small pink Aberdeen granite obelisks alternating with riven Liscannor stone left over from last year's Chelsea Flower Show.
A sentry box from Whitechapel, a communal washing trough from Cheshire, a post office pillar box from Mortlake (finish of the annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race), carved stonework from St Thomas Hospital and a sixteen foot high decorative cast iron column topped by a statue will set off the enclosing walls, seating and plants. It should be a delight.
Everything will be for sale, with 50 businesses and 500 tonnes of stock covering 5 acres of Knebworth's beautiful deer park, so come along for a day of browsing and buying, with some inspiring too.
SalvoNEWS Blog with Reclaimed Water video
