No smoke without fire
A big site clearup has begun as part of the preparation for opening in the summer. To dispose of some of our vast stocks of waste wood the hypocaust in […]
Gone to the dogs
The Saxon longhall has gone to the dogs this week. The latest fantastic carving by Mike arrived and was installed on the main beam between the doorways. Like the carvings […]
As seen on TV
The longhall made a brief appearance on the new series of ‘Digging for Britain‘ as the location for some experimental beer brewing. As Stuart Prior said on the programme, it […]
Turning a corner
As Christmas hurtles towards us it feels like we are turning a corner. In fact we have turned several as you can see in the mosaic image below. The stone […]
Borders in the news
Borders have quite rightly been in the news this week, as 4m of blue border mosaic was laid in just one short day. That’s about a quarter of what is […]
The skills of volunteers
Another impressive day of work by the Hands on Heritage volunteers, with woodworking, mural painting and mosaic laying. All powered purely by cake (thank you Martin) and good fellowship.
Striding towards the sunlit uplands!
Progress on lots of fronts this week. Mosaic laying marches on in the Roman building, the Viking bed takes shape, the frames for the mural in the Saxon longhall are […]
How to lay a Roman mosaic
The laying of the mosaic began at last this week with a patch of the black and white border, within a wooden frame set to the final depth (35mm). The […]
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 […]
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 […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 