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YGA02054.mp3
Recording and transcript of an interview with William Tegetmeier who thatched the root house and describes his memories of Sybil. There are several photographs of the Root House being constructed in the Garden Development Collection (click here) and…

YGA01993.pdf
Reciording and transcript of an interview with Margaret Wildig, a straw craft expert who undertook craft work alongside Sybil, and introduced Sybil to the root house thatcher.

YGA00821.jpg
David Overend Yorkshire Post article 'People'; YG Open Day for Action Research. The Article is illustrated by a photograph of Sybil seated on the Apple Tree Seat and describe the 'new' Root House.

YGA00398.jpg
Sybil and Workman by the Root House during its construction

YGA00397.jpg
Workman and Sybil by the Root House during its construction

YGA00396.jpg
Workman sitting with ladders by the Root House.

Shortly before her death Sybil had this thatched structure built, in The Dell, from uprooted trees. After her death it became unsafe and was taken down.

YGA00395.jpg
Close up of man working on the roof of the Root House

YGA00394.jpg
Building of the Root House; working on the roof

YGA00393.jpg
Man working on the roofing material while building the Root House

YGA00392.jpg
Gathering roofing material for the building of the Root House
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