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Registered Office: Bank Chambers, 3 Churchyardside, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5DE

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Above: Interviews and salt making with Tony Robinson for Channel 4's Time Team filmed in Essex.

Above: WM Hardy, 1919

Above: Harvesting salt crystals from a replica Roman salt pan.

Annelise is currently transcribing diaries kept by her grandfather Thomas Masters Hardy and her great-great grandfather William Masters Hardy. She also spins, weaves, knits and crochets.

Andrew has taken up ceramics and is developing skills on the wheel and in decorating earthenware with sgraffito and slip techniques as well as salt glazing.

Andrew and Annelise Fielding both trained as archaeologists.

Annelise read classics and became the Archaeological Field Officer for Hereford and Worcester County Council.

Andrew studied archaeology and having learned to dive, worked as Deputy Archaeological Director at the Mary Rose Trust from 1977 to 1989. Working for Vale Royal Borough Council and the Lion Salt Works Trust Andrew wrote the Conservation Plan for the site and secured the offer of a £4.96M grant offer from the Heritage Lottery Fund. He is a Member of the Institute for Archaeology and sits on the CBA, NW-Industrial Archaeology Panel.

Above: Sgraffito jugs and tyggs made by Allan Hughes, Anvil Pottery, decorated by Andrew. Fielding.

Andrew and Annelise Fielding established A&A Fielding in 2009.

If we can help you with your heritage project please contact us.

Advice given to Age Concern Oldham in 2010-11 resulted in a Stage 2 pass towards a £1.3m project - see Project Link and HLF web site

Our previous experience can be found in the Projects section of this web site.

We are available to give talks on a variety of subjects.

We have written books on the history of salt making.

See also our blog. 2011-12 engaged as advisors to Ecosal-Atlantis.