Worcestershire Archaeological Society Talks
- 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 extensive excavation over a wide area in advance of work on a flood alleviation scheme. The large area which was opening enabled an 8,000 year old story to be uncovered, showing the story of a settlement from prehistoric times onwards.
Aerial view of part of the site of Broadway, with some of the archaeological features showing. (c) Aerial Cam
Monday 29 October
Palfrey: The Man, The Collection and the Conservation
Rhonda Niven
Alderman Palfrey was one of the main instigators in the creation of Worcestershire Record Office back in 1947, but he was also a keen historian and collector himself, amassing a great collection of books and documents relating to Worcestershire. This collection was passed to the archives where it is a well used collection today. Rhonda will explain about what we know about Alderman Palfrey, his collection, and the work she has been doing conserving the books.
Secret edge painting on book in Palfrey Collection
Monday 19 November
The Giant Wombat in the Basement and Other Stories: Worcester’s Antiquarian Trailblazers
Rob Hedge
As part of the Lost Landscapes project, investigating Ice Age Worcestershire, we looked into some of the pioneering local researchers and collectors of Ice Age archaeology. We also delved into the museum collections to see what they held from this period. During this some interesting and surprising stories emerged, as well as some interesting characters.
Monday 10 December
Arthur Henry Whinfield: Lantern Slide Enthusiast, Churchman, Organ Builder. A Centenary Reflection on his Worcester Life
Justin Hughes, with Tim Bridges (Worcs & Dudley Historic Churches Trust)
One hundred years ago an amazing collection of glass slides was donated to the Church House Trust, and later deposited in the archives with WAAS. They were taken by Arthur Henry Whinfield, a Claines man. The slides include sites from all round the world, which he used as part of his public presentations, as well as astronomy, hymn words for use in church, and religious scenes. He was very interested in architecture, especially church architecture, and in this talk we’ll look at some of his slides on this subject, with the help of Tim Bridges.
Slide of Huddington Church
Talks take place at Royal Grammar School’s Lecture Theatre, entrance from Little London, starting at 7:30pm. If you are not a member then you are very welcome to come along as a guest, with a £2 charge per meeting.
For more information about Worcestershire Archaeological Society please visit their website.
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