Borders in the news
Borders have quite rightly been in the news this week, as 4m of blue border mosaic was laid in just one short day. That’s about a quarter of what is […]
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The skills of volunteers
Another impressive day of work by the Hands on Heritage volunteers, with woodworking, mural painting and mosaic laying. All powered purely by cake (thank you Martin) and good fellowship.
Striding towards the sunlit uplands!
Progress on lots of fronts this week. Mosaic laying marches on in the Roman building, the Viking bed takes shape, the frames for the mural in the Saxon longhall are […]
How to lay a Roman mosaic
The laying of the mosaic began at last this week with a patch of the black and white border, within a wooden frame set to the final depth (35mm). The […]
In bed with the Vikings
Work is going well on the bed, replicating one found in the Oseberg ship burial in Norway. Mike is trying out the frame, with Kath and Alastair holding their carved […]
Getting plastered!
Another busy week with a final plaster skim being added in the longhall for the mural (Alfred vs the Vikings), which is beginning to be sketched out, based on the […]
Diabolic designs?
Strange designs have appeared on the floor of the Roman building. Vandalism by a devil worshiping clique? Thankfully not, its just the mosaic design being laid out, following a design […]
Stone the Porch
The stone tile roofing of the porch of the Roman building has finally been completed and looks fabulous. Its made from two different shades of limestone (blue and cream colour) […]
Angry birds
Work continues on various projects including a bed, based on one from the Oseberg ship burial, and the stone roofing for the porch of the Roman building. Meanwhile Mike has […]
Deck the halls…
For the site tours at the weekend the longhall was cleared out and the ‘Saxon’ furniture was placed inside. Keen followers of the blog may remember that two of the […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 