This is a bean stack in Essex, thatched with a roof of straw.
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'Hot Rick Rod'
which you stick in a rick to make sure it isn't going to kill you with fire. Because you have enough to worry about as it is.
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Here there's not only ventilation underneath, but they've also jammed sheep troughs in there to get air inside.
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Look at it.
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Here we have some men killing rats after threshing a rick.
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Mr W. Huggett here built in the west of England fashion, and here he is on Mr George Bentley's Moated Farm, Addleston, Surrey.
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You have the invention of the baler to thank for that.
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If you want a bit more information on the decline and death of ricks in England, check out this article: latlmes.com/culture/the-de…