As I mentioned before, I had to tear down much of my existing courtyard wall. These walls were built in the late 1800s and decades of decay and earthquakes had taken their toll. So now I've been sitting looking at my rubble of a yard and wondering what type of wall to build. I met with a wall builder who is now waiting to hear from a civil engineer regarding the new wall height limits. ( I'm guessing it was a bit more of a free-for-all in the 1890s. ) So, in the meantime I've been walking around the village snapping photographs of different wall and gate designs. The original wall was stone, hay and mud. My wall demo guy was able to neatly salvage a pile of these stones. However, rebuilding a stone wall is very time intensive and also requires much more space due to its thickness ... therefore making our courtyard smaller. So, we will build a concrete wall instead. The second to last photo is how my wall will be built. It will then be masked in concrete and painted white. I'm also keen on roof tiles as in the final image. Work will hopefully begin in another week!

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