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What is a "Booths shows swings or roundabouts"?

tellme_why
tellme_why Posts: 57 Forumite
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in House buying, renting & selling
Good day Forum,

I am reading a Title Register and the schedule of restrictive covenants says:

"No hut caravan shed house on wheels nor any booths shows swings or roundabouts shall be erected made constructed placed or used or be allowed to remain in any plot".

Question:

It looks a bit of archaic language; does the above means that Garden Sheds for tool storage etc. cannot be built?

Many thanks!
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  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    booths shows swings or roundabouts

    a booth is where punch and judy might be shown, or ice-cream might be sold.

    a show - see punch and judy? or similar

    a swing is something kids play on

    a oundabout is someing multiple kids play on
  • davidmcn
    davidmcn Posts: 23,596 Forumite
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    Without qualification then I would guess a prohibition against sheds is a prohibition against sheds, even if a garden shed (probably) isn't what they were thinking about. Do you know who can enforce it, and whether they're likely to care about your shed?
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    tellme_why wrote: »
    Good day Forum,

    I am reading a Title Register and the schedule of restrictive covenants says:

    "No hut caravan shed house on wheels nor any booths shows swings or roundabouts shall be erected made constructed placed or used or be allowed to remain in any plot".

    Question:

    It looks a bit of archaic language; does the above means that Garden Sheds for tool storage etc. cannot be built?

    Many thanks!

    seems pretty straightforward
  • jamei305
    jamei305 Posts: 635 Forumite
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    edited 2 August 2015 at 3:00PM
    It seems like a very old restriction against travelling fairs. It probably applied to the land before houses were built on it and is unlikely to realisticy mean that you can't have a garden shed. If it's somewhere you are buying your solicitor should advise if it needs to be taken seriously.
  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    Yes, it means you can't have a funfair in the land! Haha, I've come across this sort of thing on a few houses I've looked at! In fact I'm not allowed to have public tea parties on my garden here :)
  • DandelionPatrol
    DandelionPatrol Posts: 1,313 Forumite
    Hoploz wrote: »
    In fact I'm not allowed to have public tea parties on my garden here :)
    That is to keep riff-raff out. If you restrict the invites to MSE forum members, it won't be public.

    If G_M brings one of his cakes, I am in.
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    DandelionPatrol wrote: »
    That is to keep riff-raff out. If you restrict the invites to MSE forum members, it won't be public.

    If G_M brings one of his cakes, I am in.
    Always bake them myself. I'm a man of many talents.

    Never coconut though.
  • Hoploz
    Hoploz Posts: 3,888 Forumite
    Definitely no riff-raff ;)
  • G_M
    G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite
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    Hoploz wrote: »
    Definitely no riff-raff ;)
    then you'll have to manage without the cakes :rotfl:
  • Wyndham
    Wyndham Posts: 2,640 Forumite
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    I've got a covenant which says I'm not allowed to be rowdy....

    I'm quite quiet, but I'm not sure who defines what is and is not rowdy!

    Anyway, OP, I suspect it means no traveling fairs, is archaic, and probably unenforceable.
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