Author Archives: richardbrunningswht
Battling autumn
The annual battle with autumn kicked off last week with the clearance of leaves from the Walrus (our replica of the Skuldelev 3 Viking cargo ship). Elsewhere the roof of […]
Progress towards the sunlit uplands
Another week of progress, with the Welcome Hut, the mosaic floor, various carvings and the mural in the longhall. Another of the 8 panels was completed in the latter, showing […]
One leg forward
Lots of activity as ever with the new Welcome booth going up, continuing the mosaic and now beginning work on the Roman furniture. The first step are the legs for […]
Vikings arriving
WARNING: The images below contain scenes of nudity, arson, violence, demons at work and sheep. The Vikings have begun to appear from the mists of time in the mural in […]
Working inwards
Work on the mosaic continues, gradually working from the outside inwards, contrary to percieved wisdom. It seems to be going fine so far and has the advantage that you are […]
Welcome to the welcome hut
The last two volunteer work days have involved erecting the ‘Welcome Hut’ kit by the entrance. The instructions could have been clearer, but eventually the roof has gone on after […]
Squaring up
This week, while most of the team stood around pondering how to put up a flat pack building with minimalist instructions (of which more in the next post), the mosaic […]
Towards the sunlit uplands
Steady progress on the Great March Forward is being made by the stalwart band of volunteers, this week inspired by a surfeit of cakes, courtesy of Lee. The luxurient growth […]
Viking IKEA
Several more items of furniture have now been made from the Viking Age IKEA catalogue, to complement the Oseberg ship burial bed in the back room of the longhall. A […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 