Yesterday, the renovated and refurbished Tithe Barn at St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny, was opened by HRH Prince Charles. Believed to be the oldest such building in Wales, it now houses a modern, interactive exhibition area.
I developed three touch screen interactives for the Tithe Barn, which explore 1,000 years of Abergavenny’s history. Tales from Abergavenny is a dual screen, high defintion interactive that interprets stories from Abergavenny in a Jackanory style. Explore the Priory is another dual screen, high defintion interactive, that displays a 3D reconstruction of St Mary’s Priory through five time periods, dating back to the Roman period. Visitors can watch the automated interactive, as it shows the changes the Priory has undergone throughout its history, or they can take control and discover for themselves. I also developed the Tapestry Explorer, which allows the Abergavenny Tapestry to be explored and interpreted up close.
