Room service
Work is progressing with the furniture for the Saxon longhall, with 8 benches completed and three trestle tables on the go. In the spirit of cross cultural relations, two ‘Viking’ […]
Longhall revealed and rumours of Vikings
At long last the old education building has been demolished, revealing the Saxon longhall over its entire length. Now there is lots of room for the Viking trading boat and […]
Romans go dotty!
More work on the Roman ceiling – the pattern is becomming increasingly dotty. By popular vote, the serving girl was named Aurelia.
World’s largest longbow
Last week Terry’s enormous longbow was tested for the first time. It was immensely powerful but the short length of the arrows proved to be a problem. The bow may […]
Roman decoration
A dramatic day in the Roman building when the ceiling in the ante room came to life as Anne and Dave added more colour to the design. Very striking but […]
Saxon furniture
A busy week saw lots of progress with furniture for the Saxon hall. The Viking style chairs are almost finished, the benches were having their final touches done by Marian […]
Steam and hinge success for doors
The latest steam bending experiment worked very well – steaming a piece of cherry in a pipe and using an array of clamps to hold it in shape in a […]
How to steam a door frame
This week some experimental wood steaming took place, using a Viking method for steaming ship planks. We were trying to form part of a curving door frame to replicate the […]
Sunset at Burrow Mump
A recent sunset at the Mump.
How to close a hypocaust flue
The experimental hypocaust had problems with strong wind blowing down the exit flues. Metal plates have been made to act as baffles and can also be used to close a […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 