It is nearly 40 years since Bayleaf was dismantled and brought to the Museum, and numerous people have contributed to its success as an exhibit. Raymond Wood drew up the plans and marked the timbers for the dismantling, which took place in the winter of 1968-9. Several of the founding trustees of the Museum, notably Museum founder Roy Armstrong and its Honorary Architect, John Warren, were involved in the planning of the reconstruction. Roger Champion carried out the repair work. Museum Director, the late Chris Zeuner and the current Museum Director, Richard Harris, have been involved in its subsequent interpretation and presentation for visitors. Cynthia Bacon carried out a pioneering documentary study of the ‘Bough Beech houses’, and this has since been taken forward by the late Marjorie Hallam and Gwen Jones, whose full report we hope to be able to publish in due course.