{"id":8929,"date":"2018-06-04T15:04:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2018-06-04T15:04:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:04:37","slug":"house-of-wessex-project-goes-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/house-of-wessex-project-goes-live\/","title":{"rendered":"House of Wessex project goes live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, the remains of an important Anglo-Saxon building were discovered on our land at the Sylva Wood Centre in south Oxfordshire. We are excited to announce that thanks to the support of a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund we will be reconstructing the house, with help from volunteers, and launching a series of exciting education activities. Known as the <strong>House of Wessex<\/strong>, the education project will run from June 2018 until November 2019 with the ultimate aim of celebrating the birth of the Kingdom of England.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8931\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOW_logo.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOW_logo.png 640w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOW_logo-355x989.png 1024w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOW_logo.png 1440w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HOW_logo.png 1920w\" alt=\"House of Wessex\" width=\"850\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7964\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7964\" class=\"wp-image-7964\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0772_ABride.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0772_ABride.jpg 640w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0772_ABride-355x1238.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0772_ABride.jpg 1440w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0772_ABride.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Archaeological excavations at Sylva Wood Centre September 2016\" width=\"850\" height=\"455\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Archaeological excavations of the &#8216;House of Wessex&#8217; being undertaken by volunteers led by Oxford University&#8217;s Continuing Education Department, in partnership with the School of Archaeology, at the Sylva Wood Centre in September 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Main Activities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Working with teams of volunteers we will accurately reconstruct the Anglo-Saxon building, on its original footprint, using treewrighting techniques, tools and materials faithful to the 7th Century.<\/li>\n<li>With local history groups and other partners we will create a heritage trail, linking our site to nearby historic features and sites.<\/li>\n<li>We will be working closely with local schools.<\/li>\n<li>With a living history society, we will hold public open days at the site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_8934\" style=\"width: 860px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8934\" class=\"wp-image-8934\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png 640w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4-355x981.png 1024w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png 1440w,https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.png 1920w\" alt=\"House of Wessex model\" width=\"850\" height=\"592\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">House of Wessex reconstruction drawings, by Carpenter&#8217;s Fellowship.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Get involved<\/h2>\n<p>We are beginning to look for people to work with us in this exciting project. We will run courses during which you can learn a whole range of news skills, or you can get involved in other ways as a volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more on our new webpage for the project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sylva.org.uk\/wessex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.sylva.org.uk\/wessex<\/a> which includes a link to a dedicated newsletter you can join to receive early notice of opportunities to get involved in the reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>Our newly-appointed House of Wessex project manager is Lesley Best. You can contact Lesley at wessex@sylva.org.uk<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8930\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlf.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8930\" class=\"wp-image-8930 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sylva.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hlf_english_landscape_black-300x71.jpg\" alt=\"Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, the remains of an important Anglo-Saxon building were discovered on our land at the Sylva Wood Centre in south Oxfordshire. 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