29 Jan, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Derek Cutts, John William Chater and the Song of the Carrion Chro [sic]: Satire in mid-Victorian Newcastle. This is also the Anniversary Meeting; follow these links for the agenda and a background paper. You can also look here at the Draft Constitution for a CIO, and our revised statutes under the proposal. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University.
12 Feb, 6.30, Community Archaeology in the North of England, Coffee House Seminar in the basement cinema at Quilliam Brothers Tea House. Speakers Rob Collins (Newcastle Univ and co-ordinator of WallCap), Steve Collinson (Northern Archaeological Associates), and Philip Bastow (Swaledale and Arkengarthdale Archaeology Group). Only 21 spaces, free but must register by e-mail. Please note; the wrong start time was originally given for this meeting. 6.30 is the correct time.
26 Feb, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Jenny Proctor, A history of the walled garden at Alnwick Castle. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
14 March, Country Walk, Wylam Station to Newburn Waggonway Denis Peel, meet 10.15am at Wylam Railway Station. Lunch at Keelman Pub at Newburn, finish 16.00 at Wylam Station.
25 March, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Nick Hodgson, The discovery and excavation of the Roman baths at Wallsend (Segedunum) in 2014-15. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
24 April, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Ronan O’Donnell, Landscapes of the Great Depression in the North East. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
27 May, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Andrea Dolfini, The way of the sword: New insights on Bronze Age fighting practices. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
13 June, 10.30 Country Walk, Once Brewed to Housesteads and Roman Vindolanda Marta Alberti. Meet 10.30am at The Sill, Once Brewed, Hexham, NE47 7AN (parking £5). Does not include Housesteads Fort visit. Some steep slopes involved. Bus (£4 ticket) Housesteads to Vindolanda (entry £7.84). Bus return to The Sill
19 June, 6.00, Summer Social, Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, NE30 4PZ. Follow this link for the booking form.
24 June, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Alastair Oswald, Putting the prehistory of the north Pennines on the map: discoveries made during English Heritage’s Miner-Farmer Landscapes Projects, Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
29 July, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Andrew Marriott, The Trench Art Somme Crosses of The Durham Light Infantry - A case study in memorialisation. Room 2.98, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University
22 Aug, Country Meeting; Minsteracres, Mansion, Masses and Monastery. Details to be announced
26 Aug, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Susanna Phillippo, Airy citadels, tyrannous cacti, Mycenae’s astonishing stones: Belsay Hall and Sir Charles Monck’s travel diaries, Venue TBC
30 Sept, 6.00, Monthly Meeting, Penny Middleton, In defence of Brancepeth: the medieval origins of Brancepeth Castle, Venue TBC
14 Oct, 6.30, Coffee House Seminar in the basement cinema at Quilliam Brothers Tea House. Three speakers, further details to be announced. Only 21 spaces, free but must register by e-mail
28 Oct, 6.00, Public lecture, Bob Morris, 'The Crack in the Ice', Women and Property and the making of the Married Women's Property Act 1870, Venue Curtis Auditorium Herschel Building, Newcastle University
11 Nov, 6.30, Coffee House Seminars in the basement cinema at Quilliam Brothers Tea House. Three speakers, further details to be announced. Only 21 spaces, free but must register by e-mail
25 Nov, 6.00, Monthly Meeting,Derek Teasdale, The Geology of Newcastle Cathedral, Venue TBC
There will also be Summer Walks; look for details later in 2020.
