| Date |
Location |
Subject |
| Monday 5th January 1998 8.00pm |
White Hart Pub, High Street, Stoke Goldington |
Quiz Night
A light-hearted night of multiple guess and anagrams. What is a fibula? Which Site might Honest Gene (anag) excavate? |
| Saturday 24th January 1998 9.15 am |
British Museum
(Milton Keynes Central Railway Station) |
A visit to the British Museum
Some of you may recall we discussed a possible visit to the British Museum during one of our meetings before Christmas. The date has now been finalised. Meet at the railway station at around 9.15am, or in the entrance area of the museum at around 11.00 am. |
| Monday 2nd February 1998 8.00 pm |
City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes |
Mosaics of Roman Britain
We have been lucky enough to get David Neal formerly of English Heritage to make a return visit. A few years ago he spoke to us about the excavation of the Roman site at Rauns, and this talk should be equally fascinating. David Neal is the undisputed authority on Roman Mosaics |
| Monday 2nd March 1998 8.00pm |
City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes |
Excavations by the Manshead Society.
Barry Horne will be speaking to us about excavations carried out by the Manshead Archaeological society (based in Dunstable) including the Augustine Priory |
| Monday 6th April 1998 8.00 pm |
City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes |
Bob Zeepvat, who was a member of the Milton Keynes Archaeological Unit will be talking to us about the Milton Keynes Archaeological Project. Some of you may recall he was one of the first speakers to give a talk to our society. |
| Monday 11th May 1998 8.00 pm |
City Discovery Centre, Bradwell Abbey, Milton Keynes |
Late Iron Age and Roman period of the Ouse Valley.
Mike Dawson of Bedfordshire Archaeological Service will be speaking to us on this subject of local interest. He recently gave a talk to the CBA on this subject, and is intending to get the information into print very soon. |
| Monday 1st June 1998 8.00 pm |
Westcroft District Centre - Outside the Craft Shop (near Safeways Supermarket, where H7 and V2 meet) |
A walk around some of the sites of Western Milton Keynes.
We shall be visiting Shenley Toot, the church at Tattenhoe and the site of Snelshall Priory (near the village of Whaddon).
Contact a member of the committee if you need directions for where we will meet. |
| Sunday 14th June 1998 9.30am at Wayfarer carpark, Willen Lake or 12.00pm outside Lincoln Cathedral |
Lincoln |
An organised visit to Lincoln to see the cathedral and other early buildings of interest. |
