News - Man and woman arrested over Newstead Abbey lead theft

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of stealing lead from the roof of Nottinghamshire's Newstead Abbey.

Lead was stolen from the roof of the Grade I listed building between 17:00 GMT on 5 December and 08:30 GMT on 6 December, police said.

The man and woman, both aged 23, were arrested after lead was found in a back garden in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

The lead, believed to be worth about £2,000, was also found in a car.

Nottinghamshire Police added that during an assessment by officers at a Mansfield scrap yard, more lead from the Abbey was located.

Newstead Abbey was the ancestral home of poet Lord Byron and was founded by Henry II as an Augustinian priory in the 12th Century.

From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-16226473

Event - Kirkby Hardwick Open Day

The excavation at Kirkby Hardwick (taking place 3rd to 14th October) will be open to members of the public on Saturday 15th October, between 10am and 4pm.

 

Visitors will have the opportunity to take guided tours of the site and to see some of the finds.  The local history group will also be recording memories that people may have of the house from before it was demolished in 1966.

 

Come along and find out about the excavation of this fascinating piece of archaeology, offering an insight into a multi-phase high status building, which was once one of the finest Tudor buildings in Nottinghamshire.

 

Kirkby Hardwick is located between Sutton in Ashfield, and Kirkby in Ashfield, off the B6021, Low Moor Road.  Parking is at Sutton Parkway Railway Station, and the site will be signpost from there.

 

If you are interested in volunteering for the excavation, there are very few spaces left.  The excavation runs from 3rd to 14th October, NOT including weekends.  If you want more information get in touch.

 

For further info go to http://www3.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/learning/history/archaeology/communityarchaeology/latest-news/