Little Chester Training Excavation

A visit to the newly upgraded Industrial Hamlet, a site of scythe and steelmaking since the 1700s. Workers’ cottages, waterwheels, workshops, crucible furnace and tilt hammers are among the many features. The site was recognised as an important example of Sheffield’s industrial heritage as early as 1935 and opened as a museum in 1970. A recent lottery grant has refreshed the way in which the site is presented, so a return visit will be well worthwhile even if you have been before.

Organised by the Industrial Archaeology Section

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Laxton in Nottinghamshire is the only remaining working ’open field’ farming village in Europe still operating this ancient system. Stuart Rose will walk us around the village and give us the history. There will also be chance to visit Laxton Visitor Centre.

Meet at 10.30am.in the car park of the Dovecote Inn Main Street, Laxton, Nottinghamshire NG22 0SK.

Orders will be taken for lunch if required before the tour. Or bring along a picnic.

20 places, book on Eventbrite, £8.00 per person.

Organised by the Archaeological Research Group

A guided tour of the Cathedral Church of All Saints, Derby.  It became a cathedral in 1927.  The original church was founded in the mid -10^th century but the main body of the church, as it stands today, is a Georgian building by James Gibbs.  The tower dates from the 16^th century.

Organised by the Local History Section

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