What is it?

[dormouse1953]

I see from the news that there was quite a storm over the weekend, especially in the south of England.  I was indoors most of that time in Manchester.  I was worried that my house might be damaged but when I got home on Tuesday, all seemed to be OK.

However, I found in my garden something that should not have been there, next to my greenhouse.  Here are a couple of pictures.












To give an idea of size, the largest diameter seems to be about 40cm and the inner ring on the second photograph is about 30cm.

I have no idea what this is.  I'd guess something like the vent for an extractor fan.  I did wonder if it had fallen off a passing aircraft, but it doesn't look right for that.

But, how did it get there?  If it blew off a nearby building, it was lucky it didn't hit the greenhouse, or even the house.  It looks battered enough to have fallen.  It seems a bit heavy for something that someone threw from the street, as it would have had to have gone over my neighbour's garden to get into mine.  Did someone come through my back gate and just dump in there?

Comments

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Chimney cover?

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I think Tim probably has this right. You might want to check if anyone nearby has gas central heating or something else that might need a vent of this size, and now has a large hole in their roof. Probably a flat roof, I don't think it would work on a roof that sloped.

[pauldormer.livejournal.com]

Indeed, neither my house nor the other houses in my cul-de-sac have chimneys. No flat roofed houses that I can see, but it could be from an extension.

Assuming the wind was from the west during the storm, it could be from over the street. In which case, it was great luck it didn't smash into the greenhouse. It was sitting right next to it on Tuesday.

[miramon.livejournal.com]

I agree, it looks a lot like a chimney cover

[timill]

Roof vent rather than chimney cover, I think, but certainly something in that line.