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Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 9:23 am
by villagedefender
I manage a property in Settle, called the Shambles. In the cellar there is a shallow water filled pit up against one wall of the cellar. It slopes away from the center of cellar to where it meets the wall. At it's deepest it is probably about 6 inches deep. It is about 2 foot wide and has a timber framed lid.
The odd thing is that at the point where it meets the wall there is an old fireplace?
I would attach a photo, but I don't know how to. (Any help?)
James
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:52 pm
by Tony McC
The HELP files tellyou how to upload photies, but I'm not sure of the question
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:07 pm
by rjgardner
The water filled hole in the cellar floor is probably a sump for collecting water. It appears to be working.
Rjgardner
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:13 pm
by pepperday
if its not broken then..........
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:34 pm
by pepperday
is it fresh water?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:24 pm
by TarmacLady
I have no idea if this is correct or not -- but might it be some sort of a way to keep sparks from jumping out of the fireplace? I'm thinking that at night you would have pulled the cover off the sump, stoked the fire, and gone to sleep secure that no sparks would set the house afire? The timber framing would be waterlogged enough to not feed a spark...
Like I said -- it's purely conjecture...and only holds true if the floor was wood, or wood-covered...?