BAS AAG evening meetings

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Thursday 13th Feb 2025 19:30

Reclaiming the Chancel at Bletsoe St Mary’s

David Baker (former Beds County Archaeologist)

Bletsoe ChurchInsight into the work to restore access to the Chancel at an early, grade II listed, Church (evidence of Pre-Norman construction).

 

 

Register for this meeting Here if you want to attend via zoom, otherwise please come to the Museum.

We will open the Museum (back gate) at 19:00.

 

Saturday Lecture

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Saturday January 11 2025 2pm: The Landscape at Shardeloes: discoveries new and old
Speakers: Marian Miller and Edward Copisarow

ShardloesExploring the development and use of the extensive grounds at Shardeloes, Amersham.

 

Please come to the Discover Bucks Museum or Register now for the online lecture Here  (We will email the Zoom meeting invitation to you).

Tea and Coffee will be available as will the BAS pre-loved book stall.

Summer Outing – Seer Green/Jordans July 2024

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Taplow Court

Sunday 8th September, a group visit to the Taplow Court Heritage Open Day with Sarah Gray

We’re not organising a coach and public transport takes ages to this far-south corner of the County.  Anybody stuck for a lift or indeed offering a lift should contact Sarah Gray  sarahgray707@btinternet.com and we will put people in touch.  Taplow Court is next door to Cliveden National Trust so you might like to combine visits on the day. Taplow Court is hard to find on the HODs website as its listed under Berkshire, just the other side of the Thames. Taplow Court Open Day (heritageopendays.org.uk)

Something for everyone here. In the grounds is the 7c Taplow Burial mound, within a former hillfort and staring down at the Thames. There are replicas of the superb grave goods (British Museum) in the house and a reconstruction of the burial chamber. From the Grenfell family’s time, life sized and moving group portraits by CRW Nevinson of the two sons killed in WW1 and their contemporaries at Oxford.

Register for this excursion Here.

Any enquiries to Sarah on sarahgray707@btinternet.com.

The What Three Words location of the entrance is off Cliveden Road at https://w3w.co/diner.doors.chill .

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A series of walks around Seer Green, Hodgemoor Woods  and Jordans 

Led by Nigel and Janet Rothwell

Saturday 20th July, 10.00-12.00 and 14.00-16.00 – Seer Green –  The Seer Green walks are each about 2.5km, mostly pavement, but some short stretches of woodland path.
 
Sunday 21st July, 10.00-13.00 and 14.00-17.00 – Hodgemoor Woods – The Hodgemoor walk is on rougher woodland paths, which can be muddy if wet, and is about 3.5km
 
Saturday 27th July, 14.00-16.30 – Jordans –  The Jordans walk is about 2.5km, mostly pavement, but some short stretches of woodland path, and has one field stile.
 
The walks are arranged as part of the CBA ‘Festival of Archaeology’ and are also advertised on their web site.  Each walk is limited to 20 people. There is a charge of £5 for non BAS members
More details and booking for each walk can be found Here