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Event report

Conducted Tour

Timber-frame houses on an ancient site

Alderley Edge History Group

Saturday 7th and Saturday 14th June, 2008

A demonstration of a mortice and tenon joint

Visitors were brought up to date on the history of the site and saw the artefacts found in Blackden, which date from the Mesolithic to the twentieth century. They were shown the archaeological features in the garden and saw the remaining external timber-frame wall of Toad Hall.

They were given an introduction to the construction of timber-frame buildings, and were taken on a guided tour round The Old Medicine House, during which they saw the details that make it unique, including the timber-frame chimney with its beef box and the protective marks on its timbers.