Oxfordshire Woodland Group

I saw this replica construction of a Saxon Hut in an Oxfordshire garden and was quite taken by same.

Though it was a cold February day when I entered the hut there was a noticeable increase in temperature and general level of comfort whilst inside the hut. I was told that this structure was built as part of an archeological demonstration exhibition held over 20 years ago.

The main structure is made from simple round poles lashed together with the roof then being covered with thatch and the lower walls being made from wattle & daub.

This design concept could easily be developed to form a more permanent type of building that would sit unobtrusively in either a countryside, woodland clearing or garden setting.

Isla