Building a Celtic Roundhouse
The Celts built their roundhouses from the natural materials available on the land. This is a roundhouses at Felin Uchaf.
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the curiousities of london with the hidden history of quaint london things,
Photographs of Exeter
UK Photos: A collection of photographs from the United Kingdom - Exeter, Devon
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This is an example of what "wattle and daub" walls look like. Wattle and Daub is a way of forming a structure that serves the same purpose as walls today. Wattle was made by weaving reeds together like a basket between two supports (what we would know as studs). Daub created the semi-smooth finish as seen, daub was essentially mud. The Daub would act somewhat like sheetrock or plaster. (my words)
Building a Celtic Roundhouse
The Celts built their roundhouses from the natural materials available on the land. This is a roundhouses at Felin Uchaf.
Bohemian Wornest-France
Carnet d'images et autres futilités jolies... " I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." Oscar Wilde
The House That Moved. A 15th century half timber house, located in a part of Exeter's old town became a worldwide news story when it was moved, literally, to make room for a new by-pass in 1961. The house was uprooted from its foundations, encased in a wooden structure and moved 70 meters further down the road on castors to where it now stands, no worse for the wear. Now a bridal boutique.
Bulgaria
Monday, March 7 - Sofia, Bulgaria I woke up feeling rather worn but packed up my things and headed downstairs. Not knowing the town around and leaving too early to partake in the complimentary...
Little Moreton Hall - Wikipedia
Little Moreton Hall is a moated 15th-century half-timbered manor house 4 miles southwest of Congleton, Cheshire. It is one of the finest examples of timber-framed domestic architecture in England. The earliest parts of the house were built around 1450; the remainder was constructed in various campaigns by three successive generations of the family until around 1580.
Fachwerk - half timbered house - Germany
Making History - Shelter (wattle & daub)
Medieval houses were built using an intricate method of covering woven branches with a mixture of mud, hay and manure.
Dying of cute
dyingofcute - Posts tagged europe