I don't think I've ever seen an old attic which didn't have flooring--I'd bet that practice started after the war when so many houses needed to be built for returning vets, since most of those didn't have full-height attics. :) I find the beaverboard interesting, and I think that is what I removed from my basement ceiling--it only covered the part under the living room for some reason--maybe to keep stuff from the old coal furnace getting into the upstairs? My house was built in 1908, and yet, my attic has the original finish--lath and plaster! It was even papered, but I don't know the pattern since every scrap of wallpaper in the house was painted over at least once--the downstairs hall had at least three coats of paint and about 1/16" of paper!

Is the FP wood burning ? IMO stacks of firewood are just lovely places for bugs so not for me. I like that look with the plants from Dig Doug I would not plant an ivy type plant there as they can actually damage the brick . I am however curious why that chimney is so huge and in a strange spot. Is this your entry to the house ? I need more context please which means more pics from further back

thanks anyway

Over here most of our Erigeron species are biennial, except canadensis which is annual. I like these searches, because I learn what species are growing in other places. It's not a threat until it finishes flowering and starts producing seeds. You have some attractive Erigeron species there. Here, a lot of people consider most Erigeron species as weeds. I did also for awhile, but now I let some anuus and philidelphicus vollunteers grow, if they aren't being a threat to any nearby plants, and then I pull them before they set seed. The species in the UK that I saw observations for are anuus, canadensis, floribundus, purpuratus, karvinskianus, sumatraensis, acris. and glaucus. Here, in eastern NA, the only species unanimusly thought to be garden worthy is Erigeron pulchellus. The western US has some beautiful Erigeron species. I try to go with the flow, so instead of spending time and effort trying to grow feverfew or chamomile, which have similar flowers, why not let some Erigeron vollunteers grow and flower. Unless you plan to grow Chamomile to make tea. I'm assuming that most Erigeron species over there are also biennial?