Follow this link for events happening this month
News
- Our meeting on 30 April was also our Annual General Meeting, at which a new Society President (for a three-year term) was elected unopposed. He is Don O’Meara, who also edits our learned journal Archaeologia Aeliana. Our congratulations to Don.
- David Bell, the Hon Treasurer of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers (NEIMME), is floating the idea of running a Local History Fair at the Common Room (former Mining Institute) in 2027, and in future years alternating with the Sunderland Local History Fair). Follow this link for his flyer. Please also circulate to any other local history societies you think might be interested
- There are plans to do more excavation in Summer 2025 on the Carlisle site, the subject of our March lecture, and a Crowdfunder has been launched to pay for it. Every pound is being matched by a mystery donor so any donations you are able to give will be doubled. Click this link to be taken to the Crowdfunder site.
Books and Resources
- Our sister society CWAAS is offering several of its Roman publications at reduced prices including: The Crosby Garrett Helmet; The First Souvenirs, Enamelled Vessels from Hadrian’s Wall; Hadrian’s Wall 2009-2019; The Pilgrimage of Hadrian’s Wall A History; Hadrian’s Wall, A History of Archaeological Thought; Murus ille famosus; and 2 reports on excavations in Carlisle. UK orders over £10: no P & P is charged; orders below £10 there is a P & P charge of £4. Order online at www.cumbriapast.com.
- A Medieval Life: William de Felton and Edlingham Castle, 1260–1327, Graham Fairclough, new book based on archaeological excavations between 1978 and 1982 at Edlingham, Northumberland. Oxbow Books, £39.95.
See our latest online booklist for these and other books available for loan at the Library on Floor 2 of the GNM: Hancock.
Recent Deaths
- Our long-standing member Grace McCombie died on 4 February 2025. She was a distinguished buildings historian. She joined the Society in 1975, and was our President from 2005 to 2007.
