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Lectures and events
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EHAS runs an annual series of lectures during the winter months. During the spring and summer, we organise a series of excursions to interesting sites, buildings or museums in the region. Visit that page on this site for more details.
Lectures take place at Bengeo Parish Hall, Duncombe Rd, by Tower St, Hertford SG14 3DA at 2.30pm.
All visitors are welcome.
To find out more, please contact the EHAS Lecture Secretary Mr Brian Shillum via info@ehas.org.uk
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Founded: 1898
Registered Charity No. 257254
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Events
The Presidents Walk 2019. A walk of about 1½ to 2 miles with Anne Rowe and farmer Rosemary Pateman to explore some of the fascinating history of the Burleigh Farm landscape which can be traced back over a thousand years. The walk will finish in the farmyard for a look at the architectural history of the house and its barns. There are some interesting earthworks in the adjacent paddock and some wall-paintings in the farmhouse are thought to date from the late 16th century. The event is free but there will be a small charge for refreshments. All welcome but numbers are limited. To book a place, please emailinfo@EHAS.org.uk with your name(s) and you will be sent directions and parking instructions.
The Norton Community Archaeology Group (NCAG) is continuing its excavation of the Norton Henge site, and may ask NCAG members whether they would like to take part next year. In most years, NCAG also invites members of other archaeological groups to join the dig. EHAS members should watch this site for news of next season’s excavations. In order to take part in the dig, it is necessary for volunteers to become members of NCAG. This costs £10 pa (but is free to anyone living in the SG6 post code area).
For the past few years there have been taster weekends for beginners at Copped Hall in Essex. The aim is to learn about excavation techniques and handling of finds on the site of a Tudor mansion. These typically take place in July, followed by longer digs, typically in August. For details see the Events page call 0208 491 6514 or email coppedhalldigs@weag.org.uk.
BAG and EHAS are now collaborating with other Herts groups on a community geophysics project “Sensing the Iron Age and Roman Past” organised by Dr Kris Lockyear from UCL and Welwyn Archaeology Society which aims to study a number of sites across the county using magnetometry. You can follow it on this blog. If you want to get involved and learn about geophysics, contact us. Finally BAG is continuing work at Braughing. See the BAG page for contact details.
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Dates for your diary:
The HALH symposium is on Saturday 9 November 10.00 - 16.30 and will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green SG3 6XA. As the subject matter of the day is of interest to our members, there will be no EHAS lecture this November to enable those who wish to attend the symposium to do so without missing out on a lecture.
Tickets for the symposium cost £12 for HALH members; £15 for non-members. Tea and coffee will be provided. At lunchtime you can visit one of the nearby pubs or take a packed
lunch.
To order tickets please send a cheque with an SAE by 26 October to Ruth Jeavons, 44 Necton Road, Wheathampstead, St Albans AL4 8AU
Tel: 01582 629516; Mobile: 07847 429492;
Email: ruth.jeavons@ntlworld.com
Curating Decay Study Day on Friday 15th November 2019 from 9.30am to 16.00 at the Royal Gunpowder Mills. Cost: £85 includes lunch and refreshments and tours. Expert speakers will look at the management of vulnerable heritage sites and reimagine how we might adopt an ethical stance that allows us to collaborate with natural processes and decay, rather than fighting against them.
Organised by Place Services, the course will take place at the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey. Speakers: Wayne Cocroft (Historic England), Caitlin DeSilvey (University of Exeter), Angus Wainwright (National Trust) will use the Royal Gunpowder Mills, Orford Ness and other sites to illustrate the issues and options. Review the topics and speaker biographies at: https://bit.ly/33k4zLr
Lunch will be provided, followed by the opportunity to explore the Royal Gunpowder Mills. There will be a guided tour led by expert speaker Wayne Cocroft, and exhibitions which present a detailed understanding of the site’s 300 year history and the science behind gunpowder. How to book: the course is run by Place Services. To book a place go to https://bit.ly/2GUxPil
Society for Church Archaeology's conference: the upcoming Society for Church Archaeology's conference at St Albans Cathedral from 27-29 September. Titled 'Silent Witnesses: the Archaeology of Burials, Churchyards, and their Contexts', the conference will cover a wide range of talks on burials and churchyard archaeology, including a talk from Martin Biddle himself. The Sunday of the conference will encompass a coach tour of some local churches of interest. The conference programme and booking form is available at: http://www.churcharchaeology.org/conferences/conf19/conf19_prog.pdfxt
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