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First Beowulf reading

December 8, 2022by richardbrunningswht 5 Comments

At the weekend we had the first telling of the tale of Beowulf in the longhall. The audience was the MAYAN young archaeologist group who also had an art trail […]

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Saxon, Uncategorized

Deck the halls…

July 5, 2021by richardbrunningswht 3 Comments

For the site tours at the weekend the longhall was cleared out and the ‘Saxon’ furniture was placed inside. Keen followers of the blog may remember that two of the […]

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Saxon, Viking

How to paint a Saxon longhall?

October 13, 2020by richardbrunningswht 2 Comments

Here Kath demonstrates the difference that two thin coats of limewash with yellow ochre pigment makes. It will nicely complement the grey oak timbers of anyone’s longhall. Photo: Michelle Checkley

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Saxon

Limewash strikes back

September 27, 2020by richardbrunningswht

Following the successful de-pinking of the gable end of the Roman building it received a new coat of limewash to make it sparking white again. The Saxon longhall gable end […]

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Roman, Saxon, Villa

Sprucing up

July 22, 2019by richardbrunningswht

A big push was made to tidy up the site for the July open day. The longhall was fitted out with the new furniture and the ceiling in the Roman […]

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Roman, Saxon, Uncategorized, Villa

The Walrus has landed

June 13, 2019by richardbrunningswht

The Walrus was successfully brought down to earth this week when its wheels and sub frame was detached after the successful move. It has now attained its final resting place […]

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Uncategorized, Viking

Viking take over!

June 8, 2018by richardbrunningswht 1 Comment

Using the cover of the Avalon Marshes Open Day (3rd June) Vikings took over the Saxon longhall. Fortunately they proved to be both knowledgable and friendly and well versed in […]

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Saxon, Uncategorized

Gripping stuff for the longhall door

February 27, 2018by richardbrunningswht

The gripping beasts over the longhall porch recieve a new coat of paint (red ochre, yellow iron oxide, linseed oil, a dash of lime putty and a hint of water) […]

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Saxon, Uncategorized

Worms, stairs and paint

February 9, 2018by richardbrunningswht

Another busy week with continued work inside and outside the Roman building, making ready for fresco week and starting work on the stairs up to the porch. The Saxon longhall […]

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Roman, Saxon

Beowulf carvings

February 5, 2018by richardbrunningswht

Mike revealed his wonderful carvings of the second part of the Beowulf story. These will go either side of the main door once they have been finished.

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Saxon, Uncategorized

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