Previous years' programmes
Meetings that have already taken place
- 25 Jan 2023, Anniversary Meeting and lecture, Outskirts of a Medieval Town: Berwick Infirmary Excavations 2021-2022, Steve Collinson. Follow this link to view the recording. A report is also in the June 2023 News Bulletin, available on our website.
- 22 Feb, Pauline Dower and the Designation of Northumberland National Park, Matthew Kelly. At the speaker's request, this was not recorded, but there is a report of the meeting in our June 2023 News Bulletin
- 29 Mar, Facing the Enemy? Using ‘Big Data’ to Analyse Flavian Fortifications in Scotland’s Landscape, Andrew Tibbs. Follow this link to view the recording. A report is also in the June 2023 News Bulletin, available on our website.
- 26 April, A Review of the Historic England funded South-East Northumberland Air Photo and Lidar Mapping Project, Alison Degan. Follow this link to view the recording. A report is also in the June 2023 News Bulletin, available on our website.
- 31 May, The Remarkable Anne Fisher (1719-1778): Not Simply a Printer’s Wife, Barbara Crosbie. Follow this link to view the recording.
- 28 June, Recovering Herstory: the Hidden Women in Geography at Newcastle from 1928, Helen Jarvis. Members can follow this link to view the recording.
- 5 July, members' visit to excavations at Birdoswald Roman Fort.
- 11 July, Summer walk; Ashbrooke, part of Sunderland's mid-Victorian suburbia.
- CANCELLED, 14 July, Summer Social, at Dunston Staiths, Gateshead, owing to weather damage to the Staiths.
- 18 July, 7.00: Summer walk; Willington Quay, Pedestrian Tunnel, and Jarrow.
- 26 July, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Arthur Wharton: the world’s first black professional footballer, Shaun Campbell. Follow this link to view the recording.
- 6 August, Summer walk; Lemington Gut, a circular walk round Lemington and Bells Close, and the industrial archaeology of Lemington Gut.
- 12 Aug, all-day visit to Vindolanda, the ruined Thirlwall Castle (built largely of stone from the Wall), ending in Greenhead.
- 30 Aug, Hadrian’s Wall in urban Newcastle - excavating Turret3a, Scott Vance. Follow this link to view the recording.
- 23 Sept, All-day visit to Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Whisky Distillery.
- 27 Sept, Bede and the Theory of Everything, Michelle Brown. Follow this link for the recording.
- 25 Oct, “The Way, The Word and The Water” – Aspects of the Archaeology of Seventeenth-Century Newcastle, Pam Graves. Public Lecture in the Curtis Auditorium, Herschel Building, Newcastle University. A recording of this lecture is now available on our YouTube channel.
- 24 Nov, rescheduled Research Showcase, Digital Lounge, Tyneside Cinema, Pilgrim Street Newcastle.
- 29 Nov, Developing a Cultural Programme with the Vindolanda Trust, Morag Iles. Unfortunately there were problems with the recording and it is not available on YouTube, but there will be a summary in the next News Bulletin.
In the future, don’t forget your past