Nottinghamshire Community Archaeology
"Nottinghamshire Community Archaeology offers a range of opportunities for people
to get involved in aspects of their local heritage." The section on the Nottinghamshire
County Council website provides information on events, projects, services
and downloadable newsletters. |
7 Nov 2007 |
Guild
Roll acquired by Nottinghamshire Archives
The Guild Roll of the Guild of St Mary, Nottingham, dating from 1371 has been
acquired by Nottinghamshire Archives. |
14 Sept 2007 |
Stone Age flint tool found in Bingham
A 400,000 year old flint tool has been discovered in a field in Bingham.
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11 April 2007 |
A roll dating from the
middle ages is on sale for £7,000
A roll listing 147 members of the Guild of St Mary's, Nottingham,
may leave the UK, unless £7,000
can be found to buy it. Culture Minister David Lammy has placed
a temporary export ban on the roll of the "Gyld of St Mary in
her own church, Nottingham, on the Feast of St Michael, 1371".
The document is the only one of its kind for Nottingham, and
one of very few in the country. |
7 April 2007 |
Bassetlaw
Museum celebrates after receiving major grant from the Heritage
Lottery Fund
Bassetlaw Museum is to received a grant of £685,000 from the Heritage Lottery
Fund. The money will go towards revamping the museum and attracting
more visitors. |
26 Jan 2007 |
Iron Age Torc Acquired For Nottinghamshire
Museum
Newark and Sherwood Museums Service has acquired a beautiful and
rare 2,000-year-old gold torc,
with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF). |
4 Jan 2007 |
Plans for the multi-million pound
redevelopment of Nottingham Castle announced |
16 Nov 2006 |
Newark’s
Civil War Trail opened
A heritage trail which traces the historic landmarks of the English Civil War
period in Newark town centre was officially unveiled on the 8th May. |
17 May 2006 |
St
Paulinus baptising people in the River Trent at Littleborough
BBC Radio 4's Making History programme contains an interview with Mike
Bishop,
Nottinghamshire's County Archaeologist, about a reference in Bede's Ecclesiastical
History
of the English People to St Paulinus baptising people in the River Trent
at a place called 'Tiowulfingacaestir', traditionally identified with Littleborough.
The programme was originally broadcast on 3 January but can be listened to again
online. |
26 Jan 2006 |
Archaeological
excavations at Weekday Cross, Nottingham
Trent and Peak Archaeological Unit are currently excavating a site at
Weekday
Cross
in Nottingham's historic Lace Market. |
19 Jan 2006 |
Big
Lottery Fund award for Bestwood Winding Engine House
Bestwood Winding Engine House in Bestwood
Country Park has been award a grant of £963,000 from
the Heritage Lottery Fund. New educational facilites and a park
ranger's office are also planned. |
13 Jan 2006 |
Nottingham
City Council buys rare Norman silver penny
The coin shows the bust of William the Conqueror carrying two sceptres,
after he had been crowned King William I, and was struck at the Nottingham
Mint,
which was probably located at Shelford, near Radclilffe-on-Trent. |
26 Nov 2005 |
Rare Victorian film treasures to be screened again
The Moving Image Archive for Central England, based at Nottingham
University, has rescued and preserved three extremely rare examples
of Victorian cinema, along with a newsreel from the First World War
showing women cleaning windows in Nottingham. The restored films will
be screened at a series of regional film shows. For details of
screenings contact Richard Shenton (0115 846 6448 / richard.shenton@nottingham.ac.uk),
for further information contact Stephanie Robertson (0115 950
3500 / stephanie@nrich-pr.com). |
9 Nov 2005 |
Wollaton
Hall closed for £6.75 million restoration work
Wollaton Hall will be closed until the New Year while work is undertaken
on the Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion. The Park, the Yard Gallery
and industrial museum will remain open throughout the work.
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21 Oct 2005 |
Greasley lost village
Archaeologists from the University of Oxford are spending several
days in fields near to Greasley parish church to determine the location
of the deserted medieval village. They will use remote sensing techniques,
rather than excavation, to evaluate the site.
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8 Sept 2005 |
Renovating Clifton Hall
Clifton Hall and its grounds are being renovated after being bought
by Nottinghamshire businessman, Chek Whyte. Help is being sought from
local historians to restore the grounds to their former glory. |
3 Sept 2005 |
The hunt for the castle at East Bridgford
East Bridgford Local History Group has been awarded £13,690 to investigate a possible motte and bailey castle on Pancake Hill. |
1 Aug 2005 |
