 |
|
|
|
 |
|
||
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
 |
|
||
This house would probably have been the home of a farmer and his immediate family. No finds were made that could tell us what sort of furniture was in the house, but later historical sources mention benches, tables and beds. The cooking was probably done in the centre of the house in a cauldron or in pots overlying a fire box filled with sand
The attic space was probably used for storage and possibly as a sleeping space with the ground floor used as the main living space and cooking area. To seal the house against the wind, a mixture of clay and horse hair was used to fill the gaps between the boards. Above you on the cross beams can be seen the mortise and tenon joints that give the house stability. The roof is thatched, and the weaving that you see inside is called fleeking, widely used in East Anglia and an ancient technique that protects the thatch from embers rising and setting fire to the roof. The fleeking is made from in water reeds, which in turn is covered by wheat thatch bundles which insulated the house and shed the rain.
This is an incomplete site. Completed pages include;