Old Allotment Shed in Snow - Yorkshire Dales

There is something beautiful about an old shed with peeling paint stood lonely on a wind blown allotment. A place which the gardener has made their own, a safe home for well worn tools, a shelter from a passing shower, a place to plant seeds or a a haven for a quiet moment of contemplation with nature.

Allotments are traditional part of village life where historically many small workers cottages would not have a garden and so they offered villagers the mean of growing fresh produce to feed their family and provide additional income as well as community benefits.