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Post by lostworld on Jan 21, 2010 12:01:45 GMT
Hi im new to the forum so hello to one and all. I wonder if any of the farming community could help? I have the strange hobby of digging old rubbish tips dating from the Victorian times to the 1920's to recover the old bottles and stoneware in them...yes strange pastime I know!   Anyway I am trying to find some more old dumps to dig as the two farm dumps I have been digging for the last few years are pretty much exhausted now. If any kind soul out there has one on their farm and wouldn't mind me having a dig in it then I would be ever so grateful to hear from them.....it would make a sad case of a man very happy!!! ;D Many thanks Stuart |
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Post by quadbod on Jan 21, 2010 12:10:39 GMT
Welcome to the forum
What area?
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Post by stockslave on Jan 21, 2010 13:00:33 GMT
Hi Stuart, welcome to the forum Sorry I haven't any old dumps that I am aware of, but this does intrigue me. Having found old bottles at my last place when digging the foundations for an extension and marvelled over them, I would be grateful to hear of the sort of thing you find. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2010 15:30:34 GMT
Hi Stuart, and welcome. We found a few bits and pieces when we renovated our old croft house, but no particular dumping area I'm afraid. Hope you'll join in the forum and who knows what might transpire? |
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Post by oxenboy on Jan 21, 2010 21:21:22 GMT
Hi Stuart, and welcome. We found a few bits and pieces when we renovated our old croft house, but no particular dumping area I'm afraid. Hope you'll join in the forum and who knows what might transpire?[/color] Hi Stuart sorry cant help,all our rubbish is in use  P.S I never got a message like that when I joined  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2010 22:40:26 GMT
Hi Stuart, and welcome. We found a few bits and pieces when we renovated our old croft house, but no particular dumping area I'm afraid. Hope you'll join in the forum and who knows what might transpire?[/color] Hi Stuart sorry cant help,all our rubbish is in use P.S I never got a message like that when I joined [/quote] That's only because you joined before me - perhaps I should complain ;D |
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Post by mal on Jan 22, 2010 2:03:37 GMT
mornin new un how b on
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Post by lostworld on Jan 22, 2010 10:19:13 GMT
Welcome to the forum What area? I have travelled to many parts of the country on digging expeditions and will continue to do so in the quest for new sites to explore. I would be glad to hear from anyone wherever they are located. I should add I always take great care when excavating any dump to make sure any area dug is reinstated to its original condition and that it is left safe and free of any surface glass at all times. I have many landowners including several in the farming community that can vouch for this so anyone out there that might know of a dumping site need not have any worries on this score...in some cases I think it is fair to say I have actually improved the appearance of some sites upon completion. Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from anyone who might be able to help |
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Post by stockslave on Jan 23, 2010 21:13:56 GMT
I suspect I am preaching to a higher authority here, but were you aware that the victorians used glass bottles in the floors of their pig pens. Apparrently the air trapped inside them insulated the floors. They were placed with the bottoms facing upwards.  |
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Post by lostworld on Jan 24, 2010 14:07:28 GMT
I suspect I am preaching to a higher authority here, but were you aware that the victorians used glass bottles in the floors of their pig pens. Apparrently the air trapped inside them insulated the floors. They were placed with the bottoms facing upwards. Thank you for this information as I wasn't aware of it at all...very interesting. If I ever get the opportunity to excavate such a place I will do so with this knowledge behind me. Many thanks |
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Post by stockslave on Jan 24, 2010 19:42:44 GMT
Thank you for this information as I wasn't aware of it at all...very interesting. If I ever get the opportunity to excavate such a place I will do so with this knowledge behind me. Many thanks Your welcome This just goes to prove that being a mine of useless information sometimes comes in handy ;D |
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Post by quadbod on Jan 24, 2010 20:21:53 GMT
I have a nice collection of bottles from my previous property, a small cottage, which I extended. Sadly a pig unit I dismantled (flattened!!) when I arrived at my current place was a touch more modern and the floors were built with the aid of eggboxes..... not very collectable or indeed..... interesting.  A touch more modern I know but a few years back I worked on a farm during the busier periods and helped when removing a large bank beside a local road where, during the war, an aircraft had crashed a short distance from the airfield, slid down the hill to the bottom into the bank. We managed to salvage quite a few interesting items. One of the few days when I was off the tractor seat more than I was on it during the working day - How times change ;D |
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Post by lostworld on Jan 24, 2010 22:24:18 GMT
I have a nice collection of bottles from my previous property, a small cottage, which I extended. Sadly a pig unit I dismantled (flattened!!) when I arrived at my current place was a touch more modern and the floors were built with the aid of eggboxes..... not very collectable or indeed..... interesting. A touch more modern I know but a few years back I worked on a farm during the busier periods and helped when removing a large bank beside a local road where, during the war, an aircraft had crashed a short distance from the airfield, slid down the hill to the bottom into the bank. We managed to salvage quite a few interesting items. One of the few days when I was off the tractor seat more than I was on it during the working day - How times change ;D Glad you managed to salvage a few bottles from your old cottage...it's always good to hear of historical items being recovered before they are lost to the memories of time. It must have been fascinating recovering the aircraft items...amusing me thinking of you jumping in and out of your tractor every two minutes!!  I belief a similar aircraft crashed during WW11 in a field on a farm about two miles from us and created a huge crater. Shortly after crashing I have been told it was buried in the crater and I believe it still remains there to this day....would certainly make for an interesting dig for someone interested in wartime aircraft. Thanks for the info Regards Stuart |
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Anyway I am trying to find some more old dumps to dig as the two farm dumps I have been digging for the last few years are pretty much exhausted now. If any kind soul out there has one on their farm and wouldn't mind me having a dig in it then I would be ever so grateful to hear from them.....it would make a sad case of a man very happy!!! ;D Many thanks Stuart 
I belief a similar aircraft crashed during WW11 in a field on a farm about two miles from us and created a huge crater. Shortly after crashing I have been told it was buried in the crater and I believe it still remains there to this day....would certainly make for an interesting dig for someone interested in wartime aircraft.