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Old 06-10-2006, 04:49 PM
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The path across the end of my plot also acts as a common path to the two plots after mine. In an effort to make an "edge" I decided to put a board along the sides of the path.

I only got down about 100mm when I hit something solid - being a bit of a time team anorak I scraped around to find a house brick, then another. Eventually I uncovered a brick path laid evenly and level but covered with years of top soil. Some of the soil had clay pipe fragements so it may have been covered for years. My neighbours thought I had gone mad laying such a good path.

On the subject of clay pipes - has anyone seen them glazed on the stem? I dig a lot up and they are all glazed.
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