2015 Programme

• 28 Jan, Monthly meeting,  Excavation of the Bigges Main Waggonway, Richard Carlton and Les Turnbull. Follow this link for a summary of the talk. The picture is of the waggonway from the south; courtesy Richard Carlton,

       This was also the Anniversary Meeting; follow this link for the Agenda

 

• 25 Feb, Monthly Meeting, New Perspectives on The Great Tyne Flood of 1771, Helen Berry (Newcastle University). Follow this link for a summary of the lecture

• 7 Mar Country Walk, Stewart Park, Postponed due to building work on site. To be rescheduled later in the year.

• 25 Mar,  Monthly Meeting, Low Hauxley in context: rescue excavation of a multi-period coastal site, Clive Waddington. Follow this link for a summary of the lecture

• 29 April, 6.00, Monthly Meeting and AGM, From Farms to Arms: The History of Military Training at Catterick, Phil Abramson. This was also our AGM; follow these links for the AGM notice, the Annual Report for 2014, and the Annual Accounts for 2014, and this link for a summary of the lecture

• 16 May, Country Walk, Seaton Delaval: Railway, Hall and grounds, Dene and Sluice

• 27 May, Monthly Meeting, Where have all the Soldiers gone? Reflections on Hadrian’s Wall: Frontiers, Prefects and Warbands, Brian Roberts. Follow this link for a summary of his lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 7 June, Antiquarian Amble around Alnmouth Bay. Exploring a maritime landscape from the Mesolithic through to 2015.

• 19 June, President’s Evening, The Net, North Shields.

• 24 June, Monthly Meeting, On the march: Roman campaigns in Scotland, Rebecca Jones. Sponsored by the Roman Society. Follow this link for a summary of his lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 29 June, Summer Walk, Walking the Boldon Book, leader Geoff Woodward.

• 6 July, Summer Walk, Rising Sun, leader Derek Cutts.

• 18 July; our third annual Family Picnic at Great North Museum. 1,898 people visited the museum during the day. There was a treasure trail quiz, face painting, crafts, story telling, Roman armour to try on and the potter was fantastic, as always. Thanks to our volunteers Denise Heslop, Howard Cleeve, Anne Craven, Frances McIntosh, Marion Anderson, and to the excellent Tyne and Wear Museum staff. Watch the website for details of the 2016 Picnic!                                                           

• 20 July, Summer Walk, Hippo-hunting in Killingworth, leader John Griffiths.

• 29 July, Monthly Meeting, The Great Tyneside Fire 1854, Mark Thorburn of Lonely Tower Films(apologies to him for spelling his name wrong on previous publicity). The film he showed about the fire is available on his website, and we also now have a copy in the library. Follow this link for a summary of his lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 26 Aug, 6.00, Monthly Meeting. The Earliest Northumbrian Books, Richard Gameson. Follow this link for a summary of his lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 5 Sept, Country Meeting, Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire. Follow this link for a report by Denise Heslop.

• 11 Sept,  Library opening on for a Heritage Open Day event, displaying “Treasures of the Library”.

• 30 Sept, Monthly Meeting and Joint lecture with Institute of Physics, The Past in Pixels: Recent developments in Visualisation and Virtual Reality, Dave Heslop and Iwan Peverett. Follow this link for a summary of the lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 21 Oct, The Dukesfield Project, talk by Greg Finch for 18th Century Study Group, followed by meeting of the group. The Study Group is a joint project between the Antiquaries and Explore Lifelong Learning Programme, working on the 1771 Flood papers and 1784 Poll Book, 

• 28 Oct, Monthly Meeting, ‘Bonny Geordie', Sir George Elliot and the Making of the Modern World, William Lancaster. Follow this link for a summary of his lecture in  News Bulletin 59

• 25 Nov, Annual Public Lecture, Life and Death of Oetzi the Iceman, Professor James Dickson. Follow this link for a report of the lecture.

• 29 Dec, Walk around Maritime North Shields, led by Martin Kenny