zebra99 Posted November 9, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Three of these have been seen on a farm outbuilding wall in England.They are about waist height (I have no other measurements...sorry) Anybody any ideas what they might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of the Sea Posted November 9, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) They could be something to do with steps to mount a horse and carriage for back in the good old days. In the village where I live you see stepping stones set into the old country walls dating back to Tudor times. Edit: Do you know how old the farmhouse is? Edited November 9, 2012 by Star of the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra99 Posted November 9, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted November 9, 2012 They could be something to do with steps to mount a horse and carriage for back in the good old days. In the village where I live you see stepping stones set into the old country walls dating back to Tudor times. Edit: Do you know how old the farmhouse is? Nope....but getting on by the look of the stone...I wondered if they were to prop sacks on so they could be shouldered when unloading a cart...but I'm only guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star of the Sea Posted November 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 9, 2012 (edited) Nope....but getting on by the look of the stone...I wondered if they were to prop sacks on so they could be shouldered when unloading a cart...but I'm only guessing. Could be for loading/unloading... where I live they build original walls around old artefacts. Interesting picture though. Hope you find out what they were designed for. Edited November 9, 2012 by Star of the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted November 10, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Waist high is a bit tall for a coach step and unless that's a sovereign you're using for scale, it's pretty small and narrow for any load. It's about the the right size and position for a lantern bracket though. Ordinarily, if it was a wooden building they'd just drive a spike in the wall for hanging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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