Covid 19

No meetings

Social distancing, while we all try to survive this pandemic.

Castleshaw

Norman Redhead talk about the Castleshaw Hinterland Survey and lessons for Melandra

at The Bluebell Wood

Melandra

Christmas Social get-together

With a quiz

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Community dig near Melandra

A discussion of the issues involved in mounting a bigger (possibly two-week) dig in 2020 in association with Salford CfAA, who would apply for Heritage lottery funding.

Members may express an interest in taking part and also say what times of year they might be available and for how long, also what they would want or be prepared to do.

As this will be a well-publicised community dig in a very accessible location, there will be a particular need for volunteers to engage with the public and maintain site safety and security.

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Glossop parish workhouse

A talk by Roger on workhouses, particularly the Glossop workhouse and it's first building, dating from 1835.

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A.G.M

A.G.M. and discussion of recent test pitting near Melandra - what was found, what wasn't found, and what future plans might be made.

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No Meeting!

Slideshow & Social meeting

This month we've decided to have a social evening so we can have a chance to have a natter. There will also be informal presentations of Mike Brown's old slides of Melandra circa 1966, photo's from our recent test pitting exercise and our recent Lightside field walk.

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Tribal boundaries

Some new theories

by Paul Brotherton

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A series of short items

chaired by Roger Hargreaves:

• Arrangements for Melandra test-pitting
• an update on Melandra
• Arrangements for a field walk to Lightside
• the evidence for settlement at Lightside
• Bennet's Mills
• Roman road research status, with possible field walks.

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Dating soil sediments

Dr. Abi Stone, Department of Geography, Manchester University

Dr. Abi Stone is a senior lecturer in physical geography and her research uses portable optically stimulated luminescence (pOSL) to understand and date soil sediments. This is a particularly useful dating method for sites where no organic remains survive for radiocarbon dating eg. where acidic soil conditions destroy bone (like here!).

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The Folkton Drums

Dr Anne Teather

Anne and her husband Professor Andrew Chamberlain presented details of their recent paper on the enigmatic Folkton Drums. These are three elaborately decorated chalk cylinders found with a child's burial within a barrow in Folkton, Yorkshire. It is believed they date from the late Neolithic/early Bronze Age. The purpose of these artefacts has always been up for discussion but it appears Anne may have found the answer.

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The Poulton Project

Dr Kevin Coutes - Site Director at Poulton Research Project.

Poulton, in Cheshire West, is a multi-period site that could be one of the most amazing Iron Age sites in England, with finds from prehistoric, Roman and medieval times as well as numerous skeletons from around the site of a medieval chapel.

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Christmas party

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Ian Sanders

Cold War facilities in the North-West

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Melandra

Roger Hargreaves

A brief summary of what's known about the site, the excavation history, a precis of GLAS's involvement, and an outline of current issues.

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A.G.M.

Roger Hargreaves

With a discussion of possible archaeological dig at Melandra

It was suggested that we should apply for permission to do some test-pitting on non-scheduled land - for which we'd need permission from the local council as landowner.

This may then be followed with a full archaeological dig in collaboration with Salford Archaeology, if grant applications can be successfully made.

at The Bluebell Wood

No meeting

Football (the World Cup) took over the pub!

Hawkshead Mill, Old Glossop

Paul Beckmann

A talk on research into WW1 munitions production at Hawkshead Mill, Old Glossop.

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Glossop Halls Project

Roger Hargreaves presentation

With particular emphasis on the heritage value of the Town Hall. The 180th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone is in June, and an announcement is due about replacement of the roof.

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Glossop Curiosities

Tim Campbell-Green will be talking about the Whitfield Cross

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Rescheduled from February

Anne Teather talk on Prehistoric Orkney

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Cancelled due to snow

Glossop Curiosities

- a talk by Tim Campbell Green

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No meeting

Christmas party

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Tin Town Talk

A talk on "Tin Town", the temporary town created for the workforce on the Derwent dams, by John Searle.