On this page you can find details of events arranged by other organisations, taking place in the current month, which may be of interest to Newcastle Antiquaries. To find details of our own programme, follow this link.
March 2026
- 5 March, 6.00, Classical Town Halls in the North East, Michael Johnson, at the Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, 7 Owengate, Palace Green, Durham. Free, no booking required, first of a series from the Durham Centre for Classical Reception.
- 7 March, 9.00-12.30, Sudan Study Day, speakers include Mohamed Saad, senior inspector at National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan (NCAM), on Witnessing the Death of History. Lecture Room D110, Dawson Building, Durham University Science Site, Stockton Road DH1 3LE, and on line. North East Ancient Egypt Society event, £8 for non-members. Follow this link for details of programme and how to book.
- 10 March, 7.30, Tales from Newcastle Prison, Helen Rutherford, with Patrick Low, Shane McCorristone, and Clare Sandford-Crouch, Large Hall, Trinity Methodist Church, Beaumont Street, Hexham NE4 6 3LS, Hexham Local History Society meeting, non-members £2 including tea & coffee.
- 10 March, 7.30, Small Arms and Ordnance of the Georgian Navy, John Sadler and Bev Palin, Collingwood Society event at Miller Theatre, Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace Newcastle NE2 4DX, . £4 for non-members. Follow this link for their full 2026 programme.
- 11 March, A Small Town on Hadrian’s Wall? – The Extramural Settlement and Bath House at Birdoswald, Dr Tony Wilmott,
- 14 March, 2.30, Portable Antiquities - Durham Discoveries, Caroline Smith and Ben Westwood, (Finds Liaison Officers for the Portable Antiquities Scheme), Room ER 140, Elvet Riverside, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3AQ. AASDN event; follow this link for their full programme for 2025-26.
- 19 March, 7.00-8.00, Unlocking the Music Collections at Northumberland Archives, Steph Carter (Newcastle University). Online, part of Northumberland Archives Talk Series. Free but must book via Eventbrite.
- 21 March, 10.00-4.00, Hadrian’s Wall Networking Day, Tynedale Function Suite, Hexham Mart, Hexham, Northumberland. Organised by the Hadrian’s Wall Partnership. We will have a table in their community exhibition space there. Please e-mail events@newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk if you would be available to help run it for part or all of the day.
- 21 March,10.15 to 4.30, County Durham and Darlington Archaeology Day, Lecture Theatre (CG85), Chemistry Building, Durham University Science Site, Stockton Road DH1 3LE. Tickets from £8.50, must book via Eventbrite.
- 21 March, 11.00, Segedunum Fort; How it changed over the years from AD 126 to AD 410, Nick Hodgson, Friends of Segedunum event, at Segedunum Roman Fort, Buddle Street, Wallsend, NE28 6HR. Refreshments available from 10.30. £3 for non-members.
- 26 Mar, 7.00-8.00, The General Strike and its Aftermath, online talk, part of a series on trade union and working class history, from the GFTU Educational Trust. Free but must register.
Follow this link for the Calendar of Future Events
