Author: Doug Stuckey
Milton Keynes Archaeology Day 2019
Archaeology in the Community, Christ The Cornerstone Church, Milton Keynes, Saturday November 2nd.
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LIDAR – the new illuminating the past
CHESS VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Monthly lecture. Andy McGrandle
Friday, 15th November 2019 at 8pm Chesham Town Hall – All welcome Members £2 / Non-members £4
Old Canal swingbridge foundations
Earlier today members of the BAS Active Archaeology Group visited the south abutment of the old swing bridge at White Houses on the Wendover arm canal. The bridge has been missing for over a hundred years and the only image does not give much clue as to its physical dimensions. Our excavation today attempted to find the platform on which the bridge would swing. We did not find a platform but a narrow brick path leading into the bank. We will discuss with the Wendover Arm trust what to do next.
Geophysical survey at Boveney Church
On Sunday, 27 January 2019, members of the BAS Active Archaeology Group assisted Kris Lockyear and his team from the Community Archaeology Geophysics Group in a survey of the church yard of St Mary Magdalene at Boveney near Eton. The church dates back to the 14th-century and is the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. There is debate about whether its churchyard was or was not used for burials and they asked whether a geophysical survey could resolve this. We will update this post when the survey results are published.
Recording History of Pubs and Breweries.
The history of the local pubs and their associated breweries is a common subject of interest in a town or village.
The Society had a project to investigate and record local pub buildings. The records and template worksheets are available on this site. These could very useful to anyone carrying out a similar exercise in your locality.
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