JohnBishop Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi All, I keep wondering what is the purpose of this pedestal. It's in the living room next to the old fireplace but this was replaced with a gas heater I believe decades ago. Is this some sort of stand? There is nothing above it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickie Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 A photo from further back to give context within the room might help. What age is the property? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 To stand your great big heavy 26" CRT television on. Yes seriously. Posh people had a matching one the other side for the gramophone to sit on. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Looks like my mum's old house. All the rage in the 70's. Agreed - masonry TV stand. Edit: to be fair to dear old mum & dad, theirs was real sandstone and had a superb chunk of teak on top - about 1.5" thick... Edited December 5, 2022 by Radian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonner Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Yep, that’s a fine period telly stand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Yep, knocked one of those out in our first house. Then chased out the wall and rewired the plug socket to get it down to a sensible height... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Tropical fish tank's another 70's fave..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETC Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 hours ago, JohnBishop said: Hi All, I keep wondering what is the purpose of this pedestal. It's in the living room next to the old fireplace but this was replaced with a gas heater I believe decades ago. Is this some sort of stand? There is nothing above it. It’s for the TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Will it support my domestic nuclear reactor? Is it hollow inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 57 minutes ago, JohnBishop said: Is it hollow inside? Yes, and if you're lucky, empty. Please tell me you're going to take it out; you'll be amazed at how much bigger the room looks when you do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, Roundtuit said: Yes, and if you're lucky, empty. Please tell me you're going to take it out; you'll be amazed at how much bigger the room looks when you do. Do you mean I could find there a dead body or some gold bars? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Dead bodies? Almost certainly 🕸️🕷️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Roundtuit said: you'll be amazed at how much bigger the room looks when you do Put a barn door in and rent the space out. Got to be worth £600 a month to a desperate Millennium. They need somewhere to stay before going to work in the phone shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) Does it look better now? Unfortunately I haven't found any precious items, dead bodies or mummies. Just a big Black Spider of The Tomb. Now I have on sale solid prefabricated corners and walls. Let me know if interested. Edited December 6, 2022 by JohnBishop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Roundtuit said: Yes, and if you're lucky, empty. Please tell me you're going to take it out; you'll be amazed at how much bigger the room looks when you do. You bet it's not a space saver 😂 unless someone is into domestic tombs or bunkers. Edited December 6, 2022 by JohnBishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 Mayday, mayday, ravers in the UK... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNewton Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) On 05/12/2022 at 19:43, ProDave said: Posh people had a matching one the other side for the gramophone to sit on. Even posher people had a gap in the wall for the VCR to go in. My uncle had a top-loading Betamax and he had to slide it out to access it!! (Not ours I hasten to add!) Edited December 6, 2022 by MJNewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBishop Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 59 minutes ago, MJNewton said: Even posher people had a gap in the wall for the VCR to go in. My uncle had a top-loading Betamax and he had to slide it out to access it!! (Not ours I hasten to add!) That is actually quite cool. The rest of the empty space behind the VCR is stuffed with secret tapes I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 1 hour ago, MJNewton said: Even posher people had a gap in the wall for the VCR to go in. My uncle had a top-loading Betamax and he had to slide it out to access it!! (Not ours I hasten to add!) Ah a pretend stereo television (there were no stereo broadcasts then) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 6 hours ago, MJNewton said: My uncle had a top-loading Betamax and he had to slide it out to access it!! And a Christmas Cactus and a Weeping Fig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 8 hours ago, ProDave said: Ah a pretend stereo television (there were no stereo broadcasts then) but there were stereo VCRs already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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