We had a fantastic day on Bladon Heath in the woodlands on Blenheim Estate, carefully selecting the timber for the training courses this weekend, plus marking out timber for the next year’s reconstruction of the House of Wessex.
Professor Helena Hamerow, from the School of Archaeology at the University of Oxford, has provided much of the academic expertise for the House of Wessex project. We asked Helena to summarise how the House of Wessex project came about.
We have a very exciting programme of activities lined up for our first Anglo-Saxon open weekend, as part of our House of Wessex project, 13-14 October. Free Entry. Fun for all the family.
An accurate model of the House of Wessex has been produced by Sylva volunteer Brian Hempsted.
Sylva Foundation seek expressions of interest from timber-framing and archaeological specialists for the design and faithful reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon house using traditional treewrighting tools and techniques, on the same footprint as an original historical artefact in south Oxfordshire, and to deliver workshops and onsite training.
Sylva Foundation seeks expressions of interest from thatchers for the thatching of an Anglo-Saxon building to be reconstructed using traditional thatching methods, and to deliver workshops and onsite training in south Oxfordshire. Deadline 29th June 2018.
In 2016, the remains of an important Anglo-Saxon building were discovered on our land at the Sylva Wood Centre in south Oxfordshire. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and with support from volunteers, we will reconstruct the house and launch a series of exciting education activities.