Author Archives: Helen Hofton
Hill Farm
The group are also looking at old house sale particulars like this sale of The Fox which gives information of the rooms and land attached to the property. Hill Farm sale particulars
What we are doing this month
We are making a record of the position of the timbers, their size and quality. Valmai is drawing the position of the studs on the bedroom walls. Timbers are often cut to insert doors or larger windows.
january 2013
January Now we are starting to record the timber framed buildings in the village. We want to find out how the building developed over time. The best place to see the changes in structure are up in the loft. Georgina, … Continue reading
HLF news
Telling Our Story: The story of Pirton’s Houses celebrates £5500 Heritage Lottery Fund grant Pirton Local History Group is one of the first groups in the UK to receive a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) All Our Stories grant, it was … Continue reading
The Story of Pirton’s houses
The Group are about to begin a new heritage project. We are hoping to document the development of the small listed houses in the village. We plan to try to sequence the different stages of building and to date them … Continue reading
