Good progress is being made on the Orchard House at Swan Barn Farm.
Weatherboarding and studwork for the end room is well underway, and the shingles are starting to go on the roof.
A window and door frame have also appeared in our structure… we still have to make the window and door, but things are definitely moving in the right direction.
Our fantastic volunteer groups have spent so much time over the past year making the hand cleaved shingles for the roof. It is fantastic to see them starting to be nailed on.
Each one is individual and slightly different shaped, it is like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Every shingle has its place, it just isn’t necessarily the first place you try and put it.
Most of the building is an open barn, looking up from underneath you can see the pattern of the shingles above you, I really like the look of them against the roundwood frame and the battens.
It isn’t long now till our countryside crafts open day on 25th July, if you get chance and are in the area it will be a great chance to come to the farm and see the roundwood buildings here as well as lots of other countryside and woody crafts and skills on display.
Speckled Wood 
Looking good there my Trusty friends! Hope to make it to one of your cider making working holidays one day soon..
Thanks Andy, hope all is well. We will be apple pressing on 26th September if you are around.