Oxfordshire Archaeology - Keevill Heritage Consultancy

Presenting the results of our work is a vital element of archaeological work.

We always try to provide small information panels for the public when carrying out fieldwork, as well as giving site tours whenever possible. We also provide full graphic support for clients, including interpretation panels once site work has been completed.

Rochester Cathedral Roman city wall

We always want to tell people about what we are doing on excavations, and what the results have been. This can simply be a matter of putting up temporary signs while we are on site, but whenever possible we like to install something more permanent. This was the case when we investigated the Roman city wall in the precinct of Rochester Cathedral (see Fieldwork). Once we had finished all the work, we put up a panel on one side of the wall itself explaining why and how we had carried out the excavations, and their results. This has proved to be very popular with visitors.

A detail of the interpretation panel.
The interpretation panel in situ.
The Dean and Mayor of Rochester presided over the opening ceremony for the new interpretation panel in May 2011. [Our Dean, Adrian Newman, has since become the Bishop of Stepney.]
An early draft of the panel, showing how we were selecting text and images to complement each other.

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Latest News

Fullamoor Farmhouse: threats to the setting of a listed building

The setting of listed buildings has come into sharp focus in recent years as something which might need as much protection as the building itself. The setting can be an indispensable part of how we experience a site - such as the Grade II listed Fullamoor Farmhouse, on the edge of the Oxfordshire village of Clifton Hampden. A proposal for a new gravel quarry literally at the end of its garden was rejected late in 2017, but has resurfaced as a new planning application. The original proposal barely even considered the issue of setting - so the owners of the farmhouse asked us to prepare a report for them instead. This produced some interesting insights into the history of the farmland between the house and the River Thames, and we've suggested that some of the woodland plantations were very deliberately placed to influence and shape views from the house. The new quarry, if approved, would have a massive impact on the house and its setting.

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Our Services

Archaeological Consultant for Blackburn, Rochester, and Salisbury Cathedral, Christ Church Oxford and Tewkesbury Abbey.
85 Kynaston Road, Didcot Oxon OX11 8HA Phone/Fax: 01235 511263
Mobile: 07951 530 926 Email: g.keevill@btinternet.com

Interpretation & Graphic Work