New Year flurry
2023 began with a flurry of activity on site with the removal of the older hazel wattlework from the roundhouse porch and the lifting of the dias flooring in the […]
Category Archives: Villa
Incremental change
A reminder of what has been done with the Roman mosaic so far.
Creeping onwards
Can you have too many mosaic development pics? I am beginning to think so, buit i am giving you some more anyway. Also one of the finished Roman table legs […]
Developing mosaic corner
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 