Events in 2014

 

Click here for a copy of the 2014 programme card as a pdf

 

3 Jan 2014, Commemorating the Great War in Gosforth, leader Lord (John) Shipley. Post-Christmas walk in Gosforth, including an introduction to St Nicholas Church Gosforth, an eighteenth-century church with Anglo-Saxon roots, and its graveyard with a surprising number of Great War memorials in both.

29 Jan, Anniversary Meeting, followed by The Battle between a TOWN COUNCILLOR and an ARCHITECT and the POLISS, Derek Cutts. Follow these links for the Anniversary Meeting Agenda, a summary of the lecture in News Bulletin 56, and a taster of the Battle

26 Feb, Monthly Meeting, The Iron Age on the Northumberland Coastal Plain, Nick Hodgson. Follow this link for a summary of the lecture in News Bulletin 56.

26 Mar, Monthly Meeting, The Anglo-Saxon Fortress of Bamburgh: the Archaeological Evidence, Paul Gething. Follow this link for a summary of the lecture in News Bulletin 56

6 Apr, Country Walk, East of Wylam, with Lindsay Allason-Jones; 7 mile circular walk taking in both sides of the river, looking at the monument to the 1640 Battle of Newburn.

30 Apr, Monthly Meeting, Making stones sing in tune: canonics and the reconstruction of ancient Greek melody. Dr David Creese, Lecturer in Classics at Newcastle University. He brought with him his reconstruction of a Greek octachord instrument. Follow this link for a summary of the lecture in News Bulletin 56

10 May, 10.30, Country Walk, Rimside Moor Road: Roman Road to Toll Road, led by Derek Cutts.

17 May, Country Meeting, Glasgow and the Burrell Collection.

28 May, Monthly Meeting, The Durham Binchester Excavations: the first five years, David Petts. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

16 June, Summer Walk, Classical Newcastle. Alan Beale led a walk around the city looking at its many examples of the classical orders of architecture

20 June, 7.30, President's Evening,  Black Gate, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne. An opportunity to see the exciting changes in the Keep and the Black Gate. Kim Bibby-Wilson played the Northumbrian pipes, and Ian Ayris was the speaker.

25 June, Monthly Meeting, John Collingwood Bruce: A Victorian Polymath, David Breeze. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

5 July, Country Walk, Spadeadam RAF Base,

where Blue Streak was tested. Led by Phil Abramson.

 

 

 

 

21 July, A Scenic and Historical Stroll along the Central Motorway (East). John Griffiths led a walk looking at the only completed parts of Newcastle's 1960s Motorway Plan.

26 July, Annual summer celebration picnic on the lawn at the Great North Museum. This year’s event had a Roman theme with lots of activities inside the museum for the whole family. People could make their own Roman shield, take part in a mystery trail, join a Centurion’s drill and got their hands dirty making Roman pottery. Staff from the Portable Antiquities Scheme were on hand to identify finds. And even the prospect of a shark attack did not deter Society volunteers from helping people uncover the surprising secrets of Roman Britain. After a slightly slow start, nearly 800 people attended through the day!

30 July, Monthly Meeting, Hidden Histories of WW1: A curator's insight, Roberta Goldwater. The picture is of Peter the Cat, who was the mascot of the Northumberland Hussars throughout World War One. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

 

 

 

27 Aug, Monthly Meeting, Northumbrian Food, Peter Brears. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

30 Aug, Country Meeting, Brantwood with lake cruise.

10 Sept, New Members' sessions, in our library at the Great North Museum. The librarian and administrator were on hand to show people round and there was a chance to look at some of our rare books, to talk to people on Council and the various committees about how SANT works and the activities we undertake, and to have a glass of wine.

 

24 Sept, Monthly Meeting, Unearthly Emptiness: Late Antiquity in Bede's Northumbria, Dr Scott Ashley. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

29 Oct, Public Lecture, The Development of English Heraldry, David White (Somerset Herald). Part of Newcastle University Insights lecture series. Follow this link for the summary in News Bulletin 57

26 Nov, Monthly Meeting, The Grand Tour and the North East, Anne French. Follow this link for a summary

3 Dec, New Members’ meeting.

27 Dec, Walk; Gateshead from railway town to sculpture park. Anthea Lang led an urban walk from the Sage, past the old railway works and along the riverside to the Gateshead end of Swing Bridge. The picture (courtesy Gerry Tomlinson) is of one of the artworks along the riverside walk.