Programme
There will be four sequential
activities which may be chosen from the following:
Medieval Food and Cooking
Winkhurst Kitchen
is an excellent example of late medieval timber framing. The service
occupations of cooking, baking, brewing and washing would have been
undertaken in a building such as this. Students will learn where
food comes from and how it is prepared and will cook some medieval
dishes using original recipes or 'receipts' and replicas of all the kitchen
equipment.
Museum Risk Assessment Archaeological Evidence
Winkhurst Hall.
There will be an introduction to the nature of archaeological evidence and
what it can tell us about medieval life.
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Fleece to Fabric
Bayleaf Farmhouse -
a typical Wealden house. After an exploration of the furnished
house, the importance of the wool trade in the region's economy will be
covered. There will be an opportunity to try carding and spinning and to
see the clothing that the cloth was turned into. The types and qualities
of woollen material and its importance will be discussed. Students may
try on the clothing!
Museum Risk Assessment Medieval Agriculture
Cowfold Barn - There
will be an introduction to the medieval farming year using the surroundings
of the farmstead - fields, shaws (the managed woodland margins of fields),
orchard and garden. Practical tasks such as threshing and winnowing will be
undertaken and the Museum livestock will be visited.
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As an alternative the following module may be
substituted:
Apothecary
The Great
Plague of London killed some 75,000 people. This workshop explores the
symptoms, prevention and cures of the disease and enables pupils to make
some of the herbal remedies to ward off the infection.
Students will have a chance to make their own
'Pomander Bead'. This will
take place in Pendean farmhouse -
after the activity groups
may look over the house.
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