Alex Langlands
archaeology, history and presenting the past



The courtyard in Autumn
The courtyard in Winter
Another early start

A Yuletide toast
Scene from the apple loft
Cutting back the undergrowth with a hedging hook
Bringing in the sheep
A view of the farm
Ruth prepares another tasty feast
The girls sowing
The girls doing the laundry
Arthur and Lancelot help us plough our field
Bringing in the wheat harvest
Driving the pigs
Our winter pork supply awaits preparation
Ruth and Chloe scrub down the singed pig
Stuart attempts another ambitious Tudor recipe
Stuart tucks into one of our pig's trotters
Band practice
Daubing wattle in mid-November is a cold and painstaking activity
The lane up to the courtyard
Jilly and Ruth were always on hand to make some much-needed repairs to our cloths
Spider, Duchess's calf.
Our heard of Welsh Mountain Black cows could bare pretty much any weather
A winter scene
The cart track to the site
The only stone left standing from the stone circle on Grey Hill
Buring the roots and earth in 'triangle' field in preparation for our pea crop
It took me some time to get to grips with the breast plough
It took me some time to get to grips with the breast plough
Fonz inspects my ridge and furrow work
17th-Century farming, a contemplative business
The standing stone on Grey Hill
Springtime and our pea crop begins to sprout
The main orchard
The cowshed roof needed a bracken base coat
A view of the labourers' cottage
Bluebells in the lower meadow
A newly laid hedge
A beehive in the walnut tree
The lane up to the courtyard
The cart shed
The man in charge of the stable
'Clever Pig' takes an afternoon snooze
September Sloe berries
The finished cow shed
Fonz, twisting 'spars'
Fonz undertaking some basic carpentry
17th-Century thatching kit
Fonz, admiring his handy work

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