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Category Archives: Roman

More birds and tesserae

June 2, 2023by richardbrunningswht Leave a comment

Other additions this week have been Kath’s double bird carving, which complements one on an opposing pillar and helps to complete a bird theme for the whole ‘arch’. Meanwhile in […]

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Roman, Saxon, Villa

Mopped mosaic

May 30, 2023by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

For this last post of the day (cue bugle) there is an image from the time lapse camera of the last time the whole floor was mopped (by Martin – […]

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Roman, Villa

Roundhouse, legs and waves

April 21, 2023by richardbrunningswht

Another busy week, continuing work on the roundhouse roof, the legs of the Roman table and a circle of waves on the Roman mosaic.

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Roman, Roundhouse, Villa

Mosaic border making waves

April 13, 2023by richardbrunningswht

Work on the mosaic is going well with the guilloche border completed and miraculously the coloured strands matching up perfectly. Meanwhile, in the overlapping squares, a wave design is being […]

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Roman, Villa

Roman child labour

April 4, 2023by richardbrunningswht

The wonderful and talented MAYAN young archaeologists have been on the site again, learning woodcarving and mosaic laying skills. Having earlier proved that children can make mosaic tesserae using a […]

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Roman, Villa

We’re open this Sunday!

March 24, 2023by richardbrunningswht

At long last, seven years of dedicated effort by the hands on heritage volunteers (aka Axe Club) has brought us to the day when we can finally let the public […]

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Prehistory, Roman, Roundhouse, Villa

Mosaic speeding up

March 16, 2023by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

As the mosaic team have become more accustomed to the work, things have begun to speed up and the overall pattern is taking shape nicely. Its noticeably quicker on the […]

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Roman, Villa

Vikings, peasants, wattle and guilloche

March 3, 2023by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

Between the site tours, work continues by the volunteers every week, adding more details to the site. Vikings and peasants have arrived on the mural in the longhall, fresh wattlework […]

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Roman, Roundhouse, Saxon, Villa

Ready for the public

February 17, 2023by richardbrunningswht

The site has been made to look pretty for the first week of public tours. Steve’s palisade gate featured on the Gate Appreciation Society facebook page, the back room of […]

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Bulleid and Gray, Roman, Saxon

A busy week

February 3, 2023by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

A busy week with the volunteers, with the dias floorboards relaid in the longhall, its gable end given a much needed new coat of limewash (with yellow ochre) and the […]

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Roman, Saxon, Viking, Villa

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