Winding Wheel, Chesterfield

Location:Hoywell Street, Chesterfield S41 7SA
Phone:01246 345 222

The Derbyshire Archaeology Day is moving back to January but will take place this year in the Winding Wheel Theatre in Chesterfield as the Pomegranate Theatre is closed for major redevelopment work

Upcoming events

  • 25/01/2025 09:45 - 25/01/2025 16:20

    The format is a series of presentations on a wide range of topics, presented by archaeologists, historians and community groups. There are stalls hosted by archaeological organisations with opportunities to handle artefacts, and a fabulous bookshop selling general interest and academic books on all aspects of history, science, archaeology and conservation. DAS will have a stand.

    Owain Ellis-Davies (York Archaeology)
    Romano-British settlement at Markham Vale

    Tom Bell (PCAS Archaeology)
    Excavation of a Romano-British enclosure at Green Lane, Killamarsh

    Steve Malone (York Archaeology)
    The Neronian fort at Strutt's Park. Excavations at 73 Belper Road, Derby.

    Morgause Lomas (Derbyshire Scouts)
    ‘Brooching’ the subject of Derbyshire Scout Archaeology - the growth of Derbyshire Scout Archaeology and their recent hunt for one of Derbyshire’s lost houses

    Tudur Davis &  Ian Parker
    Heath Ploughing, pasture and pannage in the Peaks

    Oliver Jessop, Richard Pougher, Tom Parker (The Jessop Consultancy)
    Castern Hall - an exercise in joined up archaeology

    Jane Rogers & Trevor Griffin
    Tracks through time - exploring the development and legacy of the Belper and Morley Park Railway

    Alan Piper
    Brickmaking on Matlock Moor - the lost kilns of Brickyard Farm

    The Day is hosted by the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire County Council and Chesterfield Borough Council and is open to all.
    Bookings via the Chesterfield Theatre website.