Bayeux Model

Model of East Meon as it might have been in 1086

Domesday model of Church and Hall.

Domesday model of the River Meon and village housing.

East Meon was chosen as The Domesday Village when the ninth centenary of the Domesday Book was celebrated, in 1986. At the Domesday exhibition at The Great Hall in Winchester, a model was displayed of East Meon as it might have been in Domesday Year. The simulation was created by Edward Roberts, then lecturer in Mediaeval Architecture at King Alfred’s College, Winchester, and Liz Lewis, curator at the Hampshire Museums Service. This model was later transported to Bayeux, where it is on display in La Musee de La Tapisserie, under the same roof as the Bayeux Tapestry. It is reproduced here courtesy of La Musee.

Creator

Hampshire Museums Service

Date of creation

1986

Date of coverage

1086

Place

East Meon

Contributor

Edward Roberts, Liz Lewis

Copyright

Hampshire Museums Service

Reference number

EM/0062/0002

Storage location

Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Format

Model

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Good afternoon, I saw in the Romsey Advertiser dated 5/6/20 the wonderful article about County Local History, in particular the picture of the model as East Meon might have been in 1086. Whilst I have never lived in that part of Hampshire, I used to travel in my youth – not 900 years ago, only 50! up and down the Meon Valley and still love its ability to have remained relatively unspoilt. I wonder if there are pictures or images for sale of the model village. Best regards, Paul Keld
By Paul Keld (06/06/2020)
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The copyright on the model belongs to La Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux. whom we credit whenever we use the photos. You meed to contact them for more information.
We assume that the model was donated to them by Hampshire Museums Service after it had been on display in the Great Hall in 1986.
We would like to make a bid to have it returned and displayed in the village but no-one can think of a suitable space.
By Ian Wesley (07/06/2020)