Post by chas on Jul 3, 2015 8:05:57 GMT
On my travels in deepest rural France and came across this, sadly not used. It's a "smoke out of dome and up the chimney scoop along the front type" just like the Italian pizza ovens but built certainly pre Revolutionary and maybe back in the 1600's in an Abbot's residence.
A magnificent 2m across inside, 800mm to the top of the dome and - wouldn't you know it - 500mm at the doorway.
Built of huge stone blocks around the floor, then (over a sand former?) a very shallow dome of thick clay tiles on edge. Sorry about the poor quality pics, limitations of cameraphone flash.
A magnificent 2m across inside, 800mm to the top of the dome and - wouldn't you know it - 500mm at the doorway.
Built of huge stone blocks around the floor, then (over a sand former?) a very shallow dome of thick clay tiles on edge. Sorry about the poor quality pics, limitations of cameraphone flash.
