2025 programme
- 29 Jan, Monthly Meeting, The SANT Library: Past, Present and Future, Denis Peel (our former Hon Librarian). Follow this link for the Zoom recording. Unfortunately it is rather unclear at the beginning, but thanks to our volunteer Michael Johnson for making the recording as good as it may be.
- 1 Feb, Postgraduate Research Conference, intended as the first in a series of annual events, bringing together new work on the history and archaeology of North East England. Keeton-Lomas Lecture Theatre, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University.
- 26 Feb, The influence of geology on the Romans and their northern frontier - does a geoscience perspective reinforce or challenge received wisdoms? Ian Jackson (author of The Rocks at the Edge of the Empire) Follow this link for the Zoom recording.
- 26 March, Uncovering Roman Carlisle, Frank Giecco. Follow this link for the Zoom recording.
- 30 April, The Ghosts of Newcastle Gaol: Bringing a Victorian Prison Back to Life, Shane McCorristine and Patrick Low. This was also our Annual General Meeting. Follow this link for the Zoom recording.
- 28 May, Carpathia - the Tyne-built ship which rescued the Titanic survivors, Ken Smith. Follow this link for the Zoom recording. The scheduled talk by Katie Liddane, Anglo-Scottish Spiritual and Material Economies in the 1649-50 Newcastle Witch Hunt, was cancelled owing to unforeseen circumstances.
- 11 June, Summer Social at Ballast Hills Burial Ground and Brinkburn Brewery. This included a guided walk and presentation about the Burial Ground, and a performance from group Beneath This Ground.
- 25 June, A whistle-stop tour down the Stockton & Darlington Railway: stories and points of interest along the route of the 1825 main line, Eric Branse-Instone. Follow this link for the Zoom recording. You can see a further presentation of Eric's research in a Historic England webinar. The website of the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway also provides a link to this, and to published reports and archive material.
- 30 July, The Mercian Chronicles: a southern window on Early Medieval Northumbria, Max Adams. Follow this link for the Zoom recording.
- 27 August, The design and construction of the Antonine Wall, Bill Hanson. Follow this link for the Zoom recording.
- 24 September, Weaving a Story: A North Northumberland Early-Middle Anglo-Saxon site with later links to the Viking Great Army, Jane Harrison. Unfortunately techical problems prevented us recording or livestreaming this. We are sorry about this but grateful for our members' understanding.
- 29 October, Last line of defence? Excavating the Roman frontier at Magna fort, Rachel Frame. This was our annual Public Lecture, in conjunction with Newcastle University's Insights series, and it is now available on their series website.
- 26 November, New Shildon: an exploration of a pioneering railway town fuelled by coal, Marcus Jecock and Lucy Jessop. Follow this link for the Zoom recording
Follow this link to see earlier years' programmes