There is a date stone for 1861 on part of the building.  See this previous blog entry.  We believe that the orignial building dates to around 1700 (or so), so this must have been when some renovation work was done.  In the same spirit, we thought it would be a good idea to put a data stone on the new extension.

The date stone was produced at the same quarry we have been using for the rest of the ashlar in the new extension.  It was sized so that it would fit in one of the upper courses of stone in the end gable.  We wanted it to be low key and out of sight, but felt that it was important to follow in the same tradition as previous owners.

The date stone was made at the same quarry as we acquire all of the ashlar for the extension.

The date stone was made at the same quarry as we acquire all of the ashlar for the extension.

Matt finishing off the last few courses on the end gable - including the new date stone.

Matt finishing off the last few courses on the end gable – including the new date stone.

We have put the date stone on the end gable on the back of the extension. There is a date stone from 1861 on another part of the building. This isn't when it was originally built, but when some major renovation work was done.

We have put the date stone on the end gable on the back of the extension. There is a date stone from 1861 on another part of the building. This isn’t when it was originally built, but when some major renovation work was done.