This house was built by my maternal grandfather. By that I don't mean he was a wealthy man who paid for it to be built, but that he was the foreman bricklayer who actually built it. Most of the house was constructed by his 'gang' but he insisted on laying the bricks for the chimneys himself. The technical term is Barley Sugar Twist brickwork and nearly 90 years later they look as good as new. I suspect he would be turning in his grave if he could see those ugly chimney caps though!
This is my contribution to the July CDP themeday Chimneys
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