Past events
Visit to Vindolana, Thirlwall Castle and Greenhead
Vindolanda, Thirlwall Castle and Greenhead
An all-day visit to Vindolanda, the ruined Thirlwall Castle (built largely of stone from the Wall), ending in Greenhead.
Summer walk: Lemington Gut
Lemington and Bells Close
A circular walk round Lemington and Bells Close, and the industrial archaeology of Lemington Gut.
Arthur Wharton: the world's first black professional footballer
Shaun Campbell
Lecture Room 2, Herschel Building, Newcastle UniversitySummer walk: Willington Quay, Pedestrian Tunnel, and Jarrow
Willington Quay, Pedestrian Tunnel, and Jarrow
[CANCELLED] Summer Social, at Dunston Staiths, Gateshead
Dunston Staiths, Gateshead
This event was cancelled due to weather damage to the Staiths.
Summer walk: Ashbrooke, part of Sunderland's mid-Victorian suburbia
Ashbrooke, Sunderland
Visit to excavations at Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort
Recovering Herstory: the Hidden Women in Geography at Newcastle from 1928
Helen Jarvis
Lecture Room 2, Herschel Building, Newcastle UniversityThe Remarkable Anne Fisher (1719-1778): Not Simply a Printer's Wife
Barbara Crosbie
Lecture Room 2, Herschel Building, Newcastle UniversityA Review of the Historic England funded South-East Northumberland Air Photo and Lidar Mapping Project
Alison Degan
Lecture Room 2, Herschel Building, Newcastle UniversityA report on this event is available in the June 2023 News Bulletin.