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 […]
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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 […]
Intense intents work
Despite the searing heat, volunteer work continued as an undercover operation this week, with work on mosaic experiments, timber preparation for a Viking bed, recutting of the large rotary quern […]
First site tour of 2021!
The site will be open for the first time in 2021 on Saturday the 3rd of July, but only for three booked tours at 10, 12 and 2. Bookings must […]
Dragons and the moon
Its a little known fact, that as the moon passes through the sky, the beasts on the longhall roof stretch out to meet it. Its all to do with the […]
Antefix fix
The final decorative antefix tiles have been made by John and added to the roof of the Roman building by Terry. They have two forms, the popular Medusa head (this […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 