I’ve been looking at our old shed in a new light recently wondering how much it may be worth as a building of cultural significance to the Scottish nation. It isn’t a great piece of architecture, not posh or luxurious in any way, but it is the site of some of my best thinking and planning and a place of quiet solitude and contemplation.
Have I suddenly become shed obsessed you may ask – has the focus of my life been shifted to a small, inconsequential building in the garden?
Shed related issues have become fascinating following the appeal, last week, by the Roald Dahl Trust for £500,000 to remove, restore and exhibit the contents of the great man’s writing shed built rather flimsily in the 1950’s.
Sophie Dahl announced this important appeal last week. "When my grandfather died, he left in his wake, an aching gap, but also a palpable magic and limitless imagination, which is not exclusive to my family. It is now time for us to save the hut but, more importantly, to share it."
I’m hoping to launch my appeal in the near future – I’m determined that my shed should be preserved for posterity as an important site of special creative significance - not just for the family but for everyone.!!!
I'm glad that someone like you wants to preserve your shed because sheds are, indeed, one of the best places to meditate and think of new ideas about yourself and the things around you. I wish I can build my own shed so I can have a place to make something creative that I can share with my future grandchildren.
Posted by: Ula Heximer | February 29, 2012 at 01:45 PM