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News Release from: Bradstone | Subject: Crofters
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 September 2004
Bradstone Re-Constructs History
Bradstone, an Aggregate Industries plc business and the leading name in reconstructed stone, has helped to recreate a Roman villa using one of its newest roofing ranges Crofters.
Bradstone has helped to recreate a Roman villa using one of its newest roofing ranges Crofters The project, at Butser Roman Ancient Farm near Petersfield, Hampshire, exhibits an authentic Roman villa built from scratch using materials and building methods true to the era
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 11 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Butser is part of an ongoing project, which started in 1972 on top of Butser Hill.
As an open-air laboratory, full-scale experiments are continuously conducted where modern science is applied to historical questions.
The Ancient Farm is a replica of the sort of farm that would have existed in the British Iron Age circa 300 BC.
The Roman Villa was first unveiled on the Discovery Channel's 'Rebuilding the Past' that documented each stage of the villa's construction.
Bradstone was brought into the scheme when the project came to halt in the sourcing of its roofing.
With the Roman villa almost complete, the team were unable to find suitable roofing.
Mark Barter, Commercial Manager for Bradstone Structural commented, "We were delighted that Bradstone was chosen to supply roofing for such a fascinating project.
Crofters was approved by the planners because it is a natural looking stone slate, readily available and easy to lay at an affordable price.
Additionally it is made out of oolitic limestone, similar to the limestone roman slates found by the planners.
This has now allowed Bradstone to become a part of History!" Crofters is based on reclaimed stone roofing and has a weathered appearance for a very natural look, combined with the simplicity of using a single size slate making the material much easier to lay and at a fraction of the cost.
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