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Category Archives: Villa

One leg forward

October 31, 2022by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

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 […]

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Roman, Villa

Working inwards

October 13, 2022by richardbrunningswht

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 […]

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Roman, Villa

Squaring up

October 4, 2022by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

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 […]

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Roman, Villa

Towards the sunlit uplands

September 15, 2022by richardbrunningswht

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 […]

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Viking, Villa

Viking stools

August 15, 2022by richardbrunningswht

Fortunately this title refers to the ongoing work making furniture for the longhall and not to anything more unsavoury. To complement the Oseberg inspired bed and accompanying side table, a […]

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Roman, Viking, Villa

The long view

July 22, 2022by richardbrunningswht

Work continues on our two long term projects, the Roman mosaic floor and the Saxon mural. The guilloche border has snaked itself around more than half the room and part […]

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Roman, Saxon, Villa

Bedroom, boat and borders

July 8, 2022by richardbrunningswht

The bedroom in the longhall is looking good with its new red ochre stripes and plans are afoot for a few items of Viking furniture to go in the room. […]

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Roman, Saxon, Viking, Villa

Stand back to admire

June 16, 2022by richardbrunningswht

Work continues on the mosaic floor in the Roman building, with added details inside the guilloche border based on the mosaic from Bratton Seymour (now also recreated in the dining […]

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Roman, Villa

Busy, busy, busy

June 6, 2022by richardbrunningswht 3 Comments

Lots has been going on over the last few weeks, finishing the rammed earth floor in the longhall backroom, making the last joints in the Viking bed, steadily progressing with […]

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Saxon, Uncategorized, Viking, Villa

Smartening up

March 18, 2022by richardbrunningswht 2 Comments

Stage 2 of the site tidying work has transformed the weedy mess at the back of the Bulleid andGray hut into a neat storage area, fit for Steve and Nic’s […]

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Roman, Saxon, Villa

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