Thirsty Viking boat
As winter approached, the Viking trading ship, ‘The Walrus‘, was looking quite dried out after a long summer. A touch of linseed oil worked wonders. Elsewhere the top floor coat […]
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Starting at floor level
The top coat of the rammed earth floor is being developed in the longhall. Recipe: 2 barrows of sieved clay subsoil, one barrow of sand, 2 buckets of lime, an […]
Carnyx calls
Round the back of an industrial estate, the unlikely strains of an Iron Age carnyx (based on the 1816 finds from Deskford in Scotland) could be heard entertaining passing high […]
Carvings, gallows and stone
More carvings are underway for the Saxon longhall, based on manuscript images. To inspire quick work, a gallows has been erected against the Roman building to punish laggards. It will […]
Monty Python 50th celebration
In honour of the 50 years of Monty Python silliness, and of one of the best films ever made. Thanks to Richard Barwell for the painting. Needless to say, he […]
Health and safety gone mad!
Stringent new rules have been introduced for lunch breaks on the Viking boat. One volunteer (name witheld) said, ‘its health and safety gone mad. I blame Brussels… and leeks’. The […]
Woodworking and deep thought
Work is going well with the trestle tables for the Saxon hall and other bits of woodworking jobs, such as a new closure device for the ‘Westminster’ door. Meanwhile planning […]
Vikings arrive!
The open day with Vikings was a great success with around 600 people attending.
Sprucing up
A big push was made to tidy up the site for the July open day. The longhall was fitted out with the new furniture and the ceiling in the Roman […]
World’s smallest cinema
The World’s smallest cinema will open to the public for one day only on the 21st of July during the Viking day. The Bulleid and Gray cinema will show a […]
