Ideas to hide unsightly pole

Wow.. well the obvious suggestion would have been to colour match to the house but that hasn't fully worked somehow.

Any idea what's inside? Does it need to be accessible?

Could box it in and create a mock porch column type solution. Depends on the rest of the house aesthetic but similar to below idea:

https://www.houzz.ie/photos/faux-stone-columns-post-wraps-column-wraps-phvw-vp~1947566

Looks like it's covered with corrugated plastic pipe.

Can you remove the cover and add either wood or stone cladding?

Really does look like a section of underground drainage pipe

I looked at that and thought it looked far to sharp, imagine compacting that so there were no voids or bubbles? Then if you look at the plastic pipe you'll notice that if it was used as a form the ridges would be narrower because of the thickness of the plastic.

Also near the bottom where the blue paint is chipped that looks like black plastic underneath.

OP needs to tell us if that is plastic or concrete.

It's a structural column holding up the gable over the door.

It's a corripipe used to pour the concrete into. The pipe is still left in place.

The inner of those pipes are relatively smooth so if pipe removed, it would be a half decent round concrete pole.

Thought this might be a far right xenophobic thread. Glad to see it's not.

As you were..

That is absolutely woeful. Another indictment of some of the shite that was "let go" back in the day (and still to this day on certain developments!

As others have said I would either try and square it off or try and "circle" it off. Taking off the pipe and filling in the grooves, repaint OR square it off completely.

Would you consider something like this?

https://www.google.com/maps/@52.1848304,-10.2951561,3a,37.5y,94.97h,85.01t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stklZfsnA7hxBA93Vgza8Jw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

LOL the Wicked Witches house.

Before cutting the pipe away I would suggest checking if it has any function other than a buffer. Was it repositioned? I am looking a the circular shape in the concrete directly in front of it

Is there anything visible from the attic space above it if there is such a space?

That circular shape is probably from a flower pot.

I'd consider that directly outside the door. You walk out the door and there it is, in your direct field of view.

I thought it hilarious at first but then it grew on me :D But then again there are the horses...wonder what their neighbour thinks!

Noticed those too!!, wonder if the well works either ?, the gift that keeps on giving.

You don't appear to be listening to what's been said on thread.

I can guarantee you without any investigation that it's full of concrete.

It's supporting the gable overhead.

There is no doubt.