the end is in sight

mine, possibly. But the wall is now almost finished. There's a little more pointing needed on the left, and some repairs to the plinths under the wooden pillars, and some work inside (when I succeed in removing the 200 concrete blocks stored there), but that's just about it.



The two door pillars are the same size, and the plinths they stand on are the same too, and are level with each other. It's odd that it doesn't look like it.

The new wall is definitely an improvement on this:



It's been back-breaking work, so I'm pleased it's about over. And I quite like the result, which - although far from professional - is good enough to pass.