Niche market

I don't know what this mausoleum is called, but it's clearly visible on the A68 just before Lilliards Edge. I was in Galashiels and Melrose today. Got some stuff at the cash and carry and two half barrels at an "antique" shop in Melrose. They'll be used for plants in the beer garden.

Meanwhile, stripping is taking place in the function room. The decorator appears to be camera shy and objected to his left arm appearing in the picture hence the modifications!


That frieze is made of paper mache and comes off in very small pieces. Much muffled swearing from the decorators. Although fairly old it is not in keeping with the rest of the room and bits of it were missing. It made sense to take the rest off and have a plain frieze.

In the new kitchen, panelling continues:


but it's in the old lounge bar that interesting things have been discovered.

Here's the area where the bar was. Nice wallpaper isn't it(!?). But take a look at the middle of the picture where behind the wall we found a very ornate niche.

Here's a closer view. Was it a door? Was it put in when the lounge bar was created in the 1940s? Who knows?