…to then be rebuilt.
Unfortunately, this is a single skin building with flagstones that are laid directly onto the soil. As such, it is susceptible to damp and the only real solution is to take it down and rebuild it with a proper concrete floor and a cavity wall. From the outside, it will look very similar to the building as it currently is, but it will be of a solid modern construction. It will have been completely removed in the next two days.
At the end of day one, the roof has gone and the main roof timbers are exposed. Work has already started on removing the stone work. This is put onto pallets so they can be easily moved around the site.
This seems like a lot of trouble to go to for a quirky room on the end of the building, however, the 1788 map shows that this room was here back then. So we would like to keep it in place. Longer term, it is going to be my office space.
The roof has been removed and the stones blocks are being removed one at a time.