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I have so many happy memories of swinging off this gate when I was about 7 years old. That's probably at least in part why it's in the state it is! Its strange how nostalgic you can be about a crumbling gate. I tasked myself with making a worthy replacement. 

I tried to give a bit of a nod to the old design and have used the same materials, oak and steel bolts (the old gate was held together with nails which were bent back in on themselves)

I also spent about a week looking for a lovely closure in one of the local ironmongers but I could find a nice one so I made a nice chunky wooden mechanism instead!

I'm very pleased with the results, if anything it's a bit too "new" looking but I'm confident it'll weather and wear down like the old on did and look in years to come.
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