My Sheddie : Steve Knight Colne Valley Postal History Museum

Sheddies name

Steve Knight

Shed name

Colne Valley Postal History Museum

Selfbuild or off the shelf shed?

8 x 8 ft Off the shelf from Anglian Sheds at Marks Tey – very reasonable. Had to be brought in over the neighbour’s wall in sections and then put together. Fully insulated and lined out with ply, carpeted with full power and telecoms links (as you’d expect from a Post Office!).

Why have you got a shed? uses etc

The Postal collection started life in an old outside loo, bur soon out grew that, necissitating the purchase of a shed. With the collection still a growing, a second shed is now in prospect!

How would you describe your shed?

“Striving to be a real Museum even though it’s hidden awayt in a suburban garden in Essex. One day the shed (or sheds) will fly to a new location where more people can see them.

Until then it’s my own oasis of tranquility, full of things that need fixing, where I can sit and ponder the workings of the detent escapement mechanism in a 1930′s stamp vending machine and wonder in awe at how any society of whatever complexity could produce something so intricate, so manifestly well designed, functional, ergonomic and with an econnomy of embellishements, just to sell you a stamp at the wayside….”

Future Shed plans

Either add another shed of a similar size (56sq ft) or buy the land at the bottom of the garden and put in a 40ft x 10ft monster shed!

What word would you use to sum up Sheds

In the absence of Castles, Sheds will do for most Englishmen.
(Wilco note or Welshmen ;) )

My sheddie – Reg and the Lady Sarah

Of course I could not do a My sheddie Q & A without this years shed of the year winner Reg.

Sheddies name

Reg Miller

Shed of the year

Shed name

THE LADY SARAH OUT OF WORTHING

Selfbuild or off the shelf shed?

Selfbuild

Why have you got a shed? uses etc

To store & display a large amount of PIRATE ephemera and other assorted weird stuff I had accumulated over a number of years………AND FOR THE HELL OF IT…

How would you describe your shed?

A shed / summer house loosely built to look like the deck of a Pirate ship using panel doors across the front to look like the Oak facade of the captain’s cabin..The doors all open to turn it into a summer house for parties etc…..A place to suspend reality..

Who are your shed inspirations?

The Disney film PIRATES of the CARRIBEAN……The voodoo womans cabin crossed with the CAPTAINS CABIN…

Future Shed plans

To keep adding MORE FUN

How did you find out about our community?

By word of mouth from a friend….

What word would you use to sum up Sheds

Escapism

My sheddie – @Documentally The Plotting Shed

I thought I would start up the Q&A for my sheddies again after ShedWeek.

So the first one is sheddie Documentally (Christian Payne ) who in his own words is a

“Social technologist. mobile media maker. vlogger. photographer. gun for hire. talking, teaching, documenting. ask me for a quote.”

And now he can add sheddie to that list!

I followed Christian on twitter a while back as he did some things with Bletchley Park and when he tweeted that he was getting a shed I pounced, and he got round to sharing his shed and then doing this Q & A.

The Plotting Shed owned by Documentally

Me in Scottevest fleece

Selfbuild or off the shelf shed?

It’s off the shelf with a few custom tweaks.

It was a birthday present for my Wife. I am not a keen gardener but I am a keen tinkerer. There will be modifications done to the shed before long.. Some including solar and a comms set up etc.

Why have you got a shed?

“It’s really for Garden storage.. hence the original name was going to be.. ‘Egarots Nedrag’

But sheds always start out with innocent intentions and then more sinister uses move in.


How would you describe your shed?

It looks normal on the outside but then so does the Tardis.”

Who are your shed inspirations?

Anyone who has taken the time to create the sacred space at the bottom of their garden.

Future Shed plans

More solar power, intercom, still.. and some secret stuff.

How did you find out about our community?

Twitter

What word would you use to sum up Sheds

Sanctuary

if you would like to be featured in this irregular spot then contact me.

My Sheddie: Alan Terrill & Corrugated Chapel

Sheddies name

Alan Terrill

Shed name

Corrugated Chapel

Selfbuild or off the shelf shed?

Self built and designed

Why have you got a shed? uses etc

To store the garden tools in and to make a landscape object to be seen from the house.

How would you describe your shed?

A mini corrugated iron chapel- made of a wooden frame , lined with matchboarding and covered in green corrugated iron, except for the front which is timber with thin wood mouldings added. The front is roughly based based on part of the Pump Rooms at Tenbury Wells, an ornate building made from galvanised iron sheets.

Who are your shed inspirations?

I love tin chapels, of which there are several in my part of the country, so I based it on one of these, but the front was roughly based based on part of the Pump Rooms at Tenbury Wells, an ornate building made from galvanised iron sheets.

Future Shed plans

None -I’ve got another for my bikes and a garage for my woodworking, so another might be seen as excessive.

How did you find out about our community?
Through the shedworking site.

What word would you use to sum up Sheds

Utilitarian

My Sheddie : Alan Mynall & Shed A Little Light

Sheddies name

Alan Mynall

Shed name

Shed A Little Light’

Selfbuild or off the shelf shed?

Self-build. I had help laying the concrete base, and the roof panels were prefab, but the rest was all built from scratch. More details on the website.

Why have you got a shed? uses etc

Mainly to pursue my Art. Also to make a mess; my wife likes things tidy indoors.

How would you describe your shed?
Lovely. Warm and cozy. Fulfils its function very well, and has done for more than ten years now. Only just big enough at 12′ x 12′.

Who are your shed inspirations?
Can’t think of any. I just make it up as I go along.

Future Shed plans

If I could get more space, I would extend my shed, and add a veranda.

How did you find out about our community?
I honestly can’t remember. It seems like I’ve always known it.

What word would you use to sum up Sheds

Vital