Interview with William Tegetmeier - YGA02016
Interview, Oral History
Recording and transcript of an interview with William Tegetmeier who thatched the root house and describes his memories of Sybil. <br />There are several photographs of the Root House being constructed in the Garden Development Collection (<a href="https://www.heritageyorkgate.org.uk/collections/show/17" title="Garden Development">click here</a>) and the finished structure can be seen <a href="https://www.heritageyorkgate.org.uk/items/show/235" title="Root House">here</a>.
Meg Morton
York Gate Archive
06-03-2018
CC BY-NC-ND v4.0 2023 York Gate Archive
Audio Filke, Document
Sound, Text
YGA02054.WAV, YGA02016.pdf
Interview with Margaret Wildig - YGA01993
Oral History, Interview
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.
Meg Morton
York Gate Archive
03-26-2018
CC BY-NC-ND v4.0 York Gate Archive
Audio File, Document
Sound, Text
YGA02031.WAV, YGA01993.pdf
Yorkshire Post Article about YG Open Day - YGA00821
YG Open Day, Newspaper Cutting
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.
YGA/1/2/3/0025
York Gate Archive
1993
CC BY-NC-ND v 4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Press Cutting
Image
YGA00821.tif
Construction of the Root House - YGA00398
Sybil, Workman, Root House, Dell
Sybil and Workman by the Root House during its construction
YGA/1/2/4/0142
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00398.tif
Workman and Sybil by the Root House - YGA00397
Sybil, Workman, Root House, Dell
Workman and Sybil by the Root House during its construction
YGA/1/2/4/0141
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00397.tif
Workman Sitting by the Root House - YGA00396
Workman, Root House, Ladders, Dell
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.
YGA/1/2/4/0140
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00396.tif
Workman and the Root House - YGA00395
Workman, Root House, Roofing Materials
Close up of man working on the roof of the Root House
YGA/1/2/4/0138
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00395.tif
Constructing the Roof of the Root House - YGA00394
Workman, Root House Roof, Root House, Dell
Building of the Root House; working on the roof
YGA/1/2/4/0138
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00394.tif
Building the Root House - YGA00393
Workman, Root House, Dell, Roofing Material
Man working on the roofing material while building the Root House
YGA/1/2/4/0137
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Image
YGA00393.tif
Material for the Root House - YGA00392
Roofing Material, Root House
Gathering roofing material for the building of the Root House
YGA/1/2/4/0136
York Gate Archive
CC BY-NC-ND V4.0 2019 York Gate Archive
Photograph
Format
YGA00392.tif