It will soon be time for the annual festical of British archaeology. Here is a list of events for south Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire currently showing on their website (this list is no means definitive so please keep up to date via the CBA’s website at http://festival.britarch.ac.uk/whatson
I'll try to update it as regularly as possible:
CADEBY, South Yorks - Whiz Bangs and Waders (Sat 30–Sun 31 July 13.00–16.00)
A weekend of talks by leading authors and demonstrations focused on the Great War. Celebrating the life of George Harry Wyatt VC who is buried at St. Johns. …
A weekend of talks by leading authors and demonstrations focussed on the Great War. Celebrating the life of George Harry Wyatt VC who is buried at St. Johns. Free donations welcome.
Location: St John the Evangelist's church, Cadeby, Doncaster DN5 7SW. OS Ref no: SE 515 005
Directions: 5 miles south west of Doncaster, off A6023
CALVERTON , Notts - Iron Age Roundhouse Open Day (Sat 23–Sun 24 July 13.00–16.00)
Learn about life in the Iron Age in a full size reconstructed roundhouse. See a Romano-British building under construction. …
Learn about life in the Iron Age in a full size reconstructed roundhouse. New for this year, see a Romano-british building under construction.
Adults £2, children free.
Location: Woodview Farm, Mansfield Lane, Calverton, Nottingham NG14 6HP.
CARLTON-IN-LINDRICK, Notts - In Search of the Carlton Knight (Sat 23 July 10.00–15.30)
A beautiful miniature knight discovered in Carlton. What does it mean? What was it like to live in Medieval times? How can we find out? …
Learn the skills to decode objects and discover the mysteries of the past.
Using the famous Carlton-in-Lindrick knight, people can handle real objects, learn ancient skills and discover what it was like to live in Medieval times. Earn the right to a warrant card as a member of the Archaeological Detective Agency.
There will be a talk for adults about the knight in the afternoon.
Free.
Location: Carlton-in-Lindrick Centre, Off Long Lane, Carlton-in-Lindrick S81 9AP.
CRESWELL CRAGS, Derbys TBA
KINGS CLIPSTONE, Notts - Pageant at the Palace (Sun 24 July 14.30–18.00)
Discover Sherwood’s real history – find out why all the Plantagenet Kings came to the forest’s most important archaeological site. Pageant theme is Edward I and the 1290 Parliament. …
Entry charge £1 each. Discover more of Sherwood Forest’s real history– find out why all the Plantagent Kings came to the Forest’s most important archaeological site.
Major new finds since 2010 event.
With a real village community feel this is one of the best local events available this year. This year’s pageant theme is Edward I, the Parliament of 1290 (which dealt with the Scottish succession) and the death Eleanor of Castile.
Refreshments available. Bring something to sit on. Other attractions & entertainments. An event not to miss, over 600 attended last year.
Location: King John’s Palace, Mansfield Road, Kings Clipstone, Mansfield NG21 9BT. Off B6030 at the western end of the village.
Mansfield Notts – Medieval Skegby Pottery (16-30 July 10.00-17.00)
A chance find of 12th-century pottery found last year in the village of Skegby, Nottiinghamshire, will be on display for the very first time. Free.
NEWARK, Notts - Time Travel Trent Vale (Sat 30 July 10.00–16.00)
Join the Community Archaeologists and Trent Vale project; explore secret corners of Newark Castle and travel through time with living history and activities for all the family. …
Join the Community Archaeologists and Trent Vale project; explore secret corners of Newark Castle and travel through time with living history and activities for all the family. Free!
Location: Newark Castle and Riverside Park, Newark.
NEWARK, Notts - Guided Walks to the Queens Sconce (Sun 31 July 11.00–16.00)
Guided walks to the Queens Sconce, one of the best surviving examples of 17th-century military engineering in the country. …
Guided walks to the Queens Sconce, which was the Royalists' southern stronghold for the town of Newark in the defence oagainst the Parliamnetarians during the first English Civil War (1642-1646).
The sconce itself is one of the best surviving examples of 17th-century military engineering in the country.
Location: Sconce and Devon Park, Boundary Road, Newark NG24 4AU.
NOTTINGHAM, Notts - Archaeological Adventure in the Sheriff's Dungeon (Various days throughout the Festival 10.30–16.00)
Children's archaeological adventure. Dig to your hearts content and search for artefacts of crime and punishment. Explore unseen dungeons with archaeology enthusiasts. Available as part of the villianous sheriff tour.
Free as part of tour. £8.95 for adults, £6.95 for children.
Location: Galleries of Justice Museum, Shire Hall, High Pavement, Nottingham NG1 1HN.
NOTTINGHAM, Notts – Coins, Medals and Tokens Identification (Fri 22 July 14.00–16.00)
An opportunity to get your prize medals, coins and tokens identified by the Numismatic Society of Nottinghamshire and handle items from the museums’ handling collection. …
Our annual opportunity to get your unusual, or not so unusual, coins, medals, tokens and other numismatic items looked at by specialists from the Numismatic Society of Nottinghamshire.
A chance to learn about collecting and how to get started in this subject area and to handle duplicate items from the collections of Nottingham City Museums & Galleries, including many locally issues. So if you have numismatic family heirlooms knocking about in a drawer at home, this is your change to discover what they might be and to learn how to look after them.
Normal joint ticket with the Castle applies, adult £5.50, concessions £4, City Card holders £1. Free entry for YAC members and those with numismatic items for identification
Location: The Museum of Nottingham Life, Brewhouse Yard, Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FB.
NOTTINGHAM, Notts - 'Campion and the Antiquarians’ Behind the Scenes Tour (Fri 22 & Fri 29 10.30–11.45 & 14.00–15.15)
A chance to see some of the important archaeological contributions made by amateur antiquarians through their finds and contributions to the archaeological mapping database. …
A chance to see some of the important archaeological contributions made by amateur antiquarians through their finds and contributions to the archaeological mapping database.
The collections at Nottingham City Museums & Galleries and our understanding of the local archaeological landscape has been greatly enhanced over the years by the work of individual antiquarian collectors, together with amateur archaeological excavation teams and local history societies. William Stretton and George Campion were two such individuals who made their mark on Nottingham in the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly when it came to cave excavations around the city. These behind the scenes tours will give the public the opportunity to see some of the work and collections contributed by amateurs, to handle a few objects from the collection and to see our Urban Archaeological GIS database. Visitors will also be able to see some of the results from the 3D scanning work currently taking place in a number of Nottingham’s 500 plus caves, by the Trent and Peak Archaeological Field Unit, as part of a partnership project.
Please note this tour will involve stairs, as there are no lifts in the building.
£2.50, booking required.
Location: Meet outside The Museum of Nottingham Life, Brewhouse Yard, Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 1FB (or inside the shop area if the weather is poor).
OLD EDLINGTON, South Yorks - Brass on the Grass (Sun 10 July 13.00–16.00)
Family fun at this historic church. …
Join Old Edlington Residents Association for their annual Summer Gala. All the stalls of a traditional summer fair together with Dinnington Colliery Band, stars of the recent television series A Band for Britain. Free- donations welcome.
Location: St. Peter’s Church, Old Edlington, Doncaster DN12 1PZ.
PAPPLEWICK, Notts - Moor Pond Wood Project (Sat 16–Sun 17 July 10.00–16.00)
Excavation and exploration of an 18th-century sluice. …
Excavation and exploration of an 18th-century sluice.
As part of our ongoing project we will be exploring further areas within our project site, in order to learn more about the water system created by Robinson to feed his watermills along the River Leen.
Location: Grange Cottage Wood, off Papplewick Lane, Papplewick, Nottingham NG15. Approach via B6011 & B683. Site just south of village crossroads on corner of road to Hucknall.
SHEFFIELD, South Yorks - Life at No.57 – The Sheffield Terraced Street Dig (Sat 16–Sun 31 July 10.00–16.00)
Excavate a Victorian terraced house! Finds washing, talks, hands-on activities. A chance for everyone to get involved in this innovative community dig. Please book. Free. …
Excavate a Victorian Terraced House! Finds washing, talks, hands-on activities.
An opportunity for everyone to get involved in this innovative community dig. FREE.
This year is Heeley City Farms 30th Anniversary and this years excavation will be a celebration Heeley Communities then and now
The Back garden of a Victorian terraced house may seem like an unusual target for an archaeological dig, but this project which is in its third year, makes archaeology accessible to everyone enabling participants to learn about archaeological excavation techniques, and to experience the excitement of archaeological discovery at first hand.
For this year’s National Festival of British Archaeology, Heeley City Farm have teamed up with the Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield to further investigate Alexandra Road. Once a bustling street in the Sheffield district of Heeley. These gardens are now buried beneath the calm environment Heeley City Farms cows field. This year will be developing the project based on the success of last year’s excavation and extending the excavation into local back gardens and green spaces. We will be investigating the lives and trades long gone of people in Heeley. There will be a number of opportunities for everyone to join in with activities and reviewing our findings so far. We will also be inviting people to come and share their memories of the houses which were demolished in the late 1970s.We will be continuing to excavate the site aiming to answer some of the many questions raised by last year’s excavation. Everyone is welcome to participate (under 8s must be supervised by an adult) no previous experience needed and full training will be given but due to limited spaces please contact Sally Rodgers for a booking form and any other information.
Location: Heeley City Farm, Richards Road, Sheffield S2 4UR.
THROAPHAM, South Yorks - Throapham Archaeology Weekend (Sat 30–Sun 31 July)
Guided tour of Anglo-Saxon/Norse and Medieval Church with Celtic origins and Roman evidence. Displays of local and national finds and information on the church and the area. …
Guided tour of Anglo-Saxon/Norse & Medieval Church with Celtic origins from B.C. date. Many Roman indications and evidence. Displays of local and national finds and information on the church and the area.
The Church of St. John the Baptist dates from early Anglo-Saxon times with many medieval items and architecture. The site is an early Celtic site dating from B.C. with a well within the grounds.The church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
A Midsummer Fair (actually on St. John the Baptist’s day) took place until recent times in the adjacent field with a walk from Laughton All Saints. Inside the church is the first memorial written in English from 1424 and a medieval coffin lid, also a medieval font with three heads representing the three known continents (America not having been found then). There are many ancient tombs in the graveyard including Chest and Table tombs. Some with iron railings round to stop grave robbers. Copies of the Baptism, Marriage and Burial records exist from the 1500s and will be on view in the church. Many of the miners who died from local collieries including Dinnington and Thurcroft were buried here and people who lived in Throapham Manor House (now gone).
Guided tours are available throughout the day. Exhibits will include local finds many of them Roman. Refreshments and toilet on site. Collectors and Antique sale table to assist in our fund raising, Guided tours: Saturday 11am; 2pm; 3pm Sunday 2pm; 4pm Free. Donations towards the Friends work gratefully accepted.
Location: St. John the Baptist Church, St. John’s Road, Throapham with Laughton-en-le-Morthen, Near Rotherham S25 1YL. At Throapham crossroads turn towards Laughton and the church is on the left hand side, not in the hamlet of Throapham.
Org: Friends of Throapham Church
Name: Mrs. Pam Cook, Hon. Secretary
Tel: 01909 732485
Email: pammd15@tiscali.co.uk
WENTWORTH, South Yorks - Knights in Battle (Sat 2–Sun 3 July 10.00–16.00)
Medieval re-enactment at this historic church. …
Explore the world of the Wars of the Roses period, with the various possessions, equipment, weapons and armour of the soldiers of the recruiting party and their families on display and to handle. Throughout the day various demonstrations are given of combat with different weapons, plus inspections, a demonstration by the surgeon and the cooking of authentic meal for the soldiers. Free- donations welcome.
Location: Old Holy Trinity Church, Main Street, Wentworth, Rotherham S62 7TX.
WORKSOP, Notts - Nottinghamshire & South Yorkshire History (Sun 16 July 09.00–16.00/17 July 12.00-16.00)
Come and visit one of the local history and archaeology societies at Worksop Library. Priories Historical Society will be exhibiting items from their recent archaeological work as well as having a display on the local history for this pleasant part of the North Midlands. The society covers both Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire due to the proximity of the two counties. The exhibit will also include photographs of local sites of interest.
The event is free and runs from 09.00am until 16.00 on Saturday and 12.00 to 16.00 on Sunday. Pop round to learn more about your local history.
Location: Worksop Library, Memorial Avenue, Worksop. Nottinghamshire S80 2BP
Org: Priories Historical Society
Name: Pam Cook
Tel: 01909 732485
Email: priorieshistoricalsociety@rocketmail.com
Web: http://priorieshistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/
