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News
- Historic England have launched a new grants project called Everyday Heritage: Celebrating Working Class Histories. The grants will focus on heritage that links people to overlooked historic places, with a particular interest in recognising and celebrating working class histories. They are inviting applications from community or heritage organisations to apply for grants of up to £25,000, but are particularly interested in funding smaller grass roots projects of £1,000 - £10,000. Applications close on 23 May.
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded English Heritage, on behalf of the Hadrian’s Wall Partnership, a grant which will enable HW1900 to support directly events, initiatives and activities that will take part in the Festival. They will be inviting applications between £250 - £5,000 that support the support the HW1900 Festival Criteria and the National Lottery Heritage Fund Outcomes. No details of the application process are available on the HW900 Festival website yet, but you can see the full press release here.
- Bookings are open for a limited number of places at the Eat Medieval Summer School, 12-17 September at Blackfriars Restaurant. Hands-on, with some special visits thrown in, so book now if interested.
Books and Resources
- Radar in Scotland 1938–46, by Ian Brown, is a new publication by our sister-organisation the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Follow this link for details. £30, order from them.
- Tracing the Past: analysing the design and construction of English medieval vaults using digital techniques, Archaeology Data Service resource.
- The Medieval Grave Slabs of the Borders is a new book by Peter Ryder, with photographic and additional text contributions by Richard Carlton. It is available from its publisher, the Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club, at £12 plus £2.50 postage and packing; details on their website.
- Hadrian’s Wall; Exploring its Past to Protect its Future, ed. by Marta Alberti and Katie Mountain (the book of the April Monthly Meeting). Forthcoming from Archaeopress, pre-publication offer £22.40 + £3.50 postage and packing, expires 30 June (£28 normal price).
- The Making of the Modern World: The history of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, volume 1. 1852-1914, by Bill Lancaster, available from the Common Room by ordering online or by calling in. (This is the former Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle; worth a look at what they have done in the refurbishment of the building anyway).
- The road over High Street in the English Lake District - is it Roman? lecture by our member John Poulter for the Roman Road Research Association, available on YouTube.
- Ruth Nicholson's Elswick is a new booklet from St James' Heritage & Environment Group. Ruth Nicholson, daughter of the vicar of St Stephen's in Low Elswick, was a pioneer in the field of women and medicine. During World War One she worked as a doctor near the frontline. The booklet contains a walk trail, visiting the sites of places connected with the Nicholson family. Free except for postage costs, donations welcome. Requests to stjamesbenwell@gmail.com.
- Four volumes about the deserted medieval village site of Wharram Percy on the Yorkshire Wolds are now on the Archaeological Data Service website. Further volumes may be available in future.
Deaths
- Our former President Beryl Charlton died in early July 2021. A full obituary will appear in the next edition of Archaeologia Aeliana.
- Our former treasurer and Holding Trustee David Hide died in August 2021.
For biographical details of many our deceased members, going back to the earliest history of the Society, follow this link for the SANT Biographical Directory. This document was first put together, with considerable research, by Barbara Harbottle, and is being kept up to date now by Sue Ward. Any comments, additional material, and references (in print or on the web) will be gratefully received by her.
