exists to encourage and promote interest in archaeology and history, particularly that of Lancashire. There is a yearly programme of 5 evening talks, plus a members' evening, and visits to sites of interest.
The Fulwood United Reformed Church,
shown on this map.
Meetings begin at 7.45pm
Mrs Mavis Shannon
telephone: Preston (01772) 709187
or email
The programmes for previous years are shown on the
Archive Page
Joining the Society:
A Membership Application Form (which can be printed off), and details of annual fees, are available on this page, which also has information about accessing our meetings by car or bus. As an alternative, just come along to one of our evening meetings.
Society news and announcements
....We have been asked by an interested citizen if the Society can, and/or wishes to, offer help with an archaeological examination of the site of The Brindle Workhouse. The workhouse was in operation from the early 1700s to 1871, when it was made redundant by the opening of the Chorley Workhouse. There is a brief note about it here. 3 committee members have visited the site and will be reporting to the full committee in the near future.
....Our Chairman, Gaynor Wood, a lecturer in archaeology at UCLAN, has been involved in some experimental archaeology in tile-firing at Norton Priory. Details of the work are here! The results will also be published here as and when the students do the write-up.
....The Bibliography of our President BJN Edwards is now on line here.
....Following approval and adoption at the AGM on 20th February 2009, the new Society Constitution is available for inspection here
LANCASHIRE COUNTY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICE
WALKPAST 2009
a series of free guided walks organised by Lancashire County Council's Archaeology Service
| Sunday | 28 June | BATTLE OF PRESTON 1715 | |
| Saturday | 4 July | HIGHERFORD MILL | |
| Sunday | 5 July | SCARISBRICK HALL | |
| Sunday | 12 July | ART DECO IN MORECAMBE | |
| Saturday | 18 July | ROMAN RIBCHESTER | |
| Sunday | 19 July | BANK HALL | |
| Saturday | 25 July | BLACKPOOL TOWER | |
| Sunday | 26 July | HOGHTON TOWER | |
| Sunday | 2 August | WITHNELL FOLD AND OLLERTON FOLD | |
| Sunday | 9 August | LONGRIDGE | |
| Sunday | 16 August | LATHOM | |
| Sunday | 23 August | BAMBER BRIDGE | |
| Sunday | 30 August | ARKHOLME | |
| Sunday | 6 September | WALTON-LE-DALE | |
| Sunday | 13 September | BURROW |
Places are free and can be reserved by telephoning (01772) 533404. Please note:
- car parking charges may apply.
- some walks may encouner obstacles.
- suitable clothing and footwear are recommended.
For more information, please click
Lancashire County Council archaeological events
or ring (01772) 533404
Dr David Barrowclough,
Fellow in Archaeology,
Wolfson College,
University of Cambridge CB3 9BB.
It can also be ordered from http://www.oxbowbooks.com/bookinfo.cfm/ID/86046/affiliate/antiquity//Location/Oxbow or from Amazon
Hadrian’s Wall Archaeology Forum
The first of an intended Annual Forum is planned for the 20th June 2009. For details and booking form click here.
The four images below are from our most recent visits. Clicking on an image takes you to the set of photographs ("thumbnail" size) for that visit. Clicking on each thumbnail enlarges the picture. Please note that initially the larger image may appear out of focus - after a few seconds it will clear.
Clicking on the tab "Webmaster's Gallery" at the top of any page takes you to the complete photograph archive.
Poulton Research Project
14th June 2008
Dr David Hunt at the gateway arch of St Andrew's Church, Leyland
18th July 2008
The Green Man at Whalley Abbey
21st September 2008
The fort at Vindolanda
7th June 2009
and World archaeology can be found here:
associated items is on these pages:
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