In October 2016, Carpenter Oak got the chance to revisit Lamper Head, one of our earliest and well-known builds, a short distance from our Devon yard.<\/p>\n
Before Lamper Head<\/a> was realised, all that stood on the top of a windswept South Hams hillside was a dilapidated, asbestos tennis pavilion.\u00a0 Whilst the existing structure was modest, the views from it formed a panorama that spanned the River Dart, from the vineyards at Sharpham to the north, to the village of Dittisham in the south and the fringes of Dartmoor on the horizon.\u00a0 It was a view that struck project manager, Adam Milton<\/a>, from his first site visit and one that deserved a structure that would be able to make the most of such spectacular scenery.<\/p>\n \u201cThe frame for Lamper Head was built outside, in a field in 1991.\u00a0 It was one of the biggest frames we\u2019d done at the time, very challenging in the workshop because of the huge truss blades.\u00a0 I\u00a0 remember being really enamoured by the site.\u00a0 It was a beautiful summer and we spent a week putting it up.\u00a0 The clients were fantastic and they were really excited about building this new venture for the family.\u00a0 My wife and I were thinking about moving down in this direction and after we built the frame we camped at Lamper Head and thought \u2018this is such a magical spot.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t