07/26/2025
Such small quarters for shepherds have been subtle features of the English countryside for centuries, but it was only in the Victorian era that they took on newer, more enduring forms, ones referenced today with Red Sky Shepherds Huts designs
The introduction of corrugated metal, at the height of the Industrial Revolution, allowed for curved roofs, and, sturdier more rainproof structures
And cast-iron wheels so they could be rolled were also introduced along the way and are used now on the huts
“We’re trying to maintain, as much as possible, the proportions and curvatures of the old huts,” Adam Bennett of says, “but ours have grown in length and width from those of the distant past.”
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