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 […]
Tag Archives: mosaic
Stand back to admire
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 […]
Busy, busy, busy
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 […]
Smartening up
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 […]
Discoveries
Hard work is being done to tidy up the site ready for opening in the summer. This week Steve and Nic did sterling work clearing the brambles and scrub that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stone the Porch
The stone tile roofing of the porch of the Roman building has finally been completed and looks fabulous. Its made from two different shades of limestone (blue and cream colour) […]
Wildlife mosaic challenge
Within the mosaic floor of the Roman building, there are a series of five roundels, based on the design of the nearby Hurcot mosaic. These would often be filled with […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 