What a brilliant afternoon we have had at the site of the Old Hall in East Harling. We have learned to be archaeologists with Mr Oughton and have looked carefully at some ruins. We found a piece of Medieval stone that had been carved, which may have been part of the Old Hall.
We learned about where the Old Hall would have stood, within Evie's Nanny and Grandad's fields. We could tell where the foundations were from aerial photographs that the Historic Environment Service sent us, then Mr Oughton showed us exactly where this was, using Google Earth.
Harling Old Hall would have been about the same size as Oxburgh Hall, with windows like Hardwick Hall.
It was built by Sir Thomas Lovell, who was Chancellor to the Exchequer for Henry VIII!
We also went on a treasure hunt around the grounds, to find interesting things and to also think about what life was like here.
Ask me about the time capsule and the scroll!
Many thanks to Mr and Mrs Green for kindly allowing us to explore on their land, Mr Oughton for teaching us to be archaeologists and the lovely ladies who accompanied us on our trip.
Wow, this is fabulous. Tom told me all about it. He has really loved learning about the local history this term. Thank you
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