For generations the shed has been thought of as a male retreat, offering respite from the demands of work and domesticity.
According to a recent survey, we own more of them than ever before, and one of five of us use them to escape from our other halves - but now its more likely to be a woman.
Faith Lawrence talked to Gordon Thorburn author of Men and Sheds to explore the enduring appeal of life at the bottom of the garden - and to ask whether women are taking over this traditional male preserve. Email us with your shed experiences Men In Sheds, by Gordon Thorburn, Published 1 Oct 2002 by New Holland Publishers (UK), ISBN: 1843303299
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