Medieval Hyde Abbey

Please view the videos below to see the Reconstruction of Hyde Abbey from reference material, modelled in 3DS Max by Digital Media students and myself. There is very little visual reference material available, we were reliant on archaeological information, Hyde 900’s research and local historians Dr John Crook and Professor Martin Biddle. The second image […]

Hyde Abbey – Abbot Aston History Anecdotes

The following stories provides historical anecdotes in the time of Abbot Aston. The script is provided and read by Nigel Bradshaw. There are 10 anecdotes each with a video of ‘Abbot Aston’ narrating the script. We needed to provide the 3D virtual backdrop scenes and film/edit to create the set of video narratives. The background […]

Hyde Abbey – Life of Abbot Aston Anecdotes

The following stories provide an insight to the lives of the monks under the rule of Abbot Aston. The script is provided and read by Nidel Bradshaw. There are 10 anecdotes each with a video of ‘Abbot Aston’ narrating the script. We needed to provide the 3D virtual backdrop scenes and film/edit to create the […]

Hyde Abbey – Abbot Aston Medieval Tour Storyboards

The storyboards below were created for the Abbot Aston Medieval ‘Virtual’ tour requested by Edward Fennell, Hyde 900 in which people visiting the site would be able to use QR points/signs at certain locations and find out more about the Hyde Abbey site as it was in its ‘heyday’. The set of storyboards form the […]

Hyde Abbey – Contemporary Tour Storyboards

The storyboards below were created for the contemporary tour requested by David Spurling, Hyde 900 in which people visiting the site would be able to use QR points/signs at certain locations and find out more about the Hyde Abbey site, the significance of the abbey site, the dissolution and consequent re-use of the Abbey’s stones […]

HLF Project of Hyde Abbey – Digital Media & Hyde 900

Digital Media at the University of Winchester was invited to work with Hyde 900 to create heritage content including rebuilding a virtual 3D abbey based on archaeological findings, geological information, artistic impressions and research to discover typical architectural details for Benedictine abbeys in the 1100s when Hyde Abbey was founded. Hyde 900 is a community […]

Hyde 900 Annual Exhibitions

The Digital Media students and myself were involved in creating exhibits and images for banners regarding the proposed HLF funded project in bringing Hyde Abbey and King Alfred to life. One of the projects was to research how the stone was brought to Winchester, where from and the type of stone used. I worked with […]