- 5th October 2018
Members of our staff are speaking at the next four Worcestershire Archaeological Society’s evening talks, explaining about some of the projects and work we have been running. Monday 8 October The Broad View: Investigations on the Broadway Flood Alleviation Scheme Richard Bradley Over the course of several months a team of archaeologists carried out an...
- 2nd October 2018
This is the fourteenth in a series of blog posts celebrating the life and work of timber-frame building specialists F.W.B ‘Freddie’ and Mary Charles. Funded by Historic England, the ‘Charles Archive’ project aims to digitise and make more accessible the Charles Archive collection. This blog explores the structure and form of Box Tree Cottage...
- 28th September 2018
Have you ever wanted to discover the history of your house or of another building? We are running another of our popular workshops on Saturday 13th October 10am-1pm to show you how to get started and what is available. Many people want to look into the history of the house where they live, wondering...
- 27th September 2018
We are pleased to announce that our annual Archaeology Day will be on Saturday 17th November. We have an exciting programme of talks lined up from our staff about excavations and projects we’ve been running, and also by guests from other archaeological units and research groups who’ll share about their own work and discoveries in...
- 25th September 2018
This is the thirteenth in a series of blog posts celebrating the life and work of timber-frame building specialists F.W.B ‘Freddie’ and Mary Charles. Funded by Historic England, the ‘Charles Archive’ project aims to digitise and make more accessible the Charles Archive collection. The issue of accessibility forms a key part of today’s blog. Given...
- 19th September 2018
This is the twelfth in a series of blog posts celebrating the life and work of timber-frame building specialists F.W.B ‘Freddie’ and Mary Charles. Funded by Historic England, the ‘Charles Archive’ project aims to digitise and make more accessible the Charles Archive collection. This blog explores a survey, undertaken by Freddie Charles, as part...
- 14th September 2018
One of the many things our archaeologists found in August is this beautiful piece of bluegreen tinted glass. The tiny bubbles in the glass tell us that it’s old: Roman, to be precise. Roman glass was high quality and survives impressively well in the ground – so much so that it’s hard to believe...
- 7th September 2018
This is the eleventh in a series of blog posts celebrating the life and work of timber frame building specialists FWB ‘Freddie’ and Mary Charles. Funded by Historic England, the ‘Charles Archive’ project aims to digitise and make more accessible the Charles Archive collection. The work and ideas of Freddie Charles can go a...
- 31st August 2018
As we get closer to the centenary of the end of WWI, the final events of Worcestershire World War One Hundred, the countywide commemoration, are taking place this autumn. An exhibition and Drumhead Service are happening in September, which everyone is invited to. Fields of Battle – Lands of Peace 14 – 18 This stunning...
- 30th August 2018
This is the tenth in a series of blog posts celebrating the life and work of timber-frame building specialists FWB ‘Freddie’ and Mary Charles. Funded by Historic England, the ‘Charles Archive’ project aims to digitise and make more accessible the Charles collection. In some of our previous posts we have explored buildings where Freddie...