`Viking' home may win reprieve.A VIKING longhouse longhouse Traditional communal dwelling of the Iroquois Indians until the 19th century. The longhouse was a rectangular box built out of poles, with doors at each end and saplings stretched over the top to form the roof, the whole structure being covered with bark. where children learn about domestic life over 1,000 years ago is to be refurbished. The wooden building at Croxteth Park, built in June 2000, was intended to stand for only one month. It will now be open until July 2004 if Liverpool council grants planning permission planning permission Noun formal permission granted by a local authority for the construction, alteration, or change of use of a building planning permission n → licencia de obras . Croxteth Park general manager Irene Vickers said: ``The longhouse is an ideal way of teaching children about the Vikings. They can really get a feeling for Viking life. This fits in with key stages two and three of the national curriculum.'' Some concerns have been raised that the limited number of educational events arranged means it would not gene reate a significant number of extra visitors but no objections have been put forward against the work. Mrs Vickers added: ``The longhouse will attract thousands of schoolchildren from around the north west. This is a very big Viking centre, the other largest one is in York.'' The longhouse is due to be demolished de·mol·ish tr.v. de·mol·ished, de·mol·ish·ing, de·mol·ish·es 1. To tear down completely; raze. 2. To do away with completely; put an end to. 3. in July 2004. |
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