Another one for the townies

**BereniceUK** · 23rd February 2011, 20:37

At the roadside in the Staffordshire Moorlands with a lane leading down to a farm is the below stone structure. What do you think its primary use was/is?

Ignore the sink, it has absolutely nothing to do with the correct answer

From the rear

**yamahapaul** · 23rd February 2011, 20:40

Some sort of military use?? machine gun/ bow and arrow/ crossbow point perhaps? probably nowhere near but hey!

**Lellypat** · 23rd February 2011, 20:52

To be honest,having lived between 2 farms when I were growing up,it looks like sumat the farmer'd put the milk churns on ready for thre tanker come collect?

**yamahapaul** · 23rd February 2011, 20:55

Originally Posted by Lellypat

To be honest,having lived between 2 farms when I were growing up,it looks like sumat the farmer'd put the milk churns on ready for thre tanker come collect?

No, sorry, I beg to disagree, its definitely a machine gun post or some such

**Lellypat** · 23rd February 2011, 20:56

Yr the boss,but I think yr wrong xx

**yamahapaul** · 23rd February 2011, 21:00

Originally Posted by Lellypat

Yr the boss,but I think yr wrong xx

To be honest now you've said it I can picture it and see that you're right.... but a machine gun post in a sleepy village sounds far more exciting!

**Lellypat** · 23rd February 2011, 21:03

If we'd had a machine gun post when we were kids then the milking would've been a lot more fun lol. Most milk churn stands were made of wood,but there were a few round our way that were out of stone,if you're lucky you can drive round our old village (Moddershall other side of Stone) and find some of the old wooden structures just by the farm gates.

**BereniceUK** · 23rd February 2011, 21:06

You're both right! During World War II there was a secret plan to disguise extra large milk churns as pillboxes and they would have been placed at strategic points on some roads.

* But back in reality, Lellypat has the correct answer