This little bread oven building stands close to the big barns. The little ridge at the bottom of the chimney reveals that it would once have had a thatched roof. The exterior part of the bread oven-which is in need of some TLC-can be seen to the right of the little house. I've been told that, in the past, this, like other bread ovens, would have been 'fired up' once every few days, and then all the women living close by would bring their bread to be baked communally. Perhaps social isolation is one aspect of life which has not improved in more recent times...
Flat, heavy cooking vessels and trays could have been pushed into the oven from this hearth. The next photo was taken with a flash looking inside the oven...
...and shows the brick work is still incredibly intact. There's a little access door at the side, which would be just big enough to push a child through if needs be. What a thought!!
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