Wednesday September 11, 2024
Bristol Blue Plaques
Julie Bassett
Lecture
A Group of 1850’s Clay Pipe Kiln Wasters from Wellington Road, St Pauls, Bristol
Introduction In December 1998 contractors working for S.W.E.B. dug a trench for new electricity cables with an associated inspection chamber in Wellington Road, St Pauls, formerly known as Victoria Road and later Rope Walk (Fig.1). This trench cut diagonally across the road at a depth of approximately 2m. During the course of these excavations a […]
Read Full ArticleThe Gardens and Grounds of Cleve Hill House, Downend, Bristol
Cleve Hill House, at Downend in the parish of Mangotsfield, approximately 7 km north-east of the centre of Bristol, was demolished in 1930 and its grounds redeveloped for housing. A surprising number of garden features and estate buildings have however survived to the present day. One of these structures, a lodge with an unusual quatrefoil […]
Read Full ArticleReviews of Previous Events
Wednesday February 14, 2024
The Mosaic and Late Roman Villa at Hinton Saint Mary, Dorset.
Peter Guest
Lecture
Wednesday January 10, 2024
The Problems of Curation at Bristol City Museum
Gail Boyle, Senior Curator of Archaeology for Bristol Culture & Creative Industries.
Lecture
Thursday December 14, 2023
Pitch Perfect: excavating a Roman farming settlement and villa
Dr. Andrew Pearson, Cotswold Archaeology
Lecture
Friday September 15, 2023
Recent Archaeology of South Gloucestershire
Paul Driscoll, Archaeology Officer for South Gloucestershire Council
Lecture
Wednesday April 12, 2023
The Archaeology of Orkney
Andrew Smith, BAAS Member and former Chair
Lecture
Wednesday February 8, 2023
Mount Pleasant, Dorchester and other other Mega-henges
Susan Greaney, Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Exeter
Lecture
Wednesday April 6, 2022
The Mystery of Roman Gatcombe Town and Road
Bev Knott, BAAS committee member
Lecture
Wednesday February 19, 2020
The Re-discovery of Gloucester Castle: archaeological investigations 2014-2019.
Andrew Armstrong, Gloucester City Archaeologist
Lecture
Wednesday January 8, 2020
The Archaeology of Bath Abbey
Cai Mason, Senior Project Officer Wessex Archaeology
Lecture
Wednesday December 11, 2019
Excavations at Ashton Court and sites in Gloucestershire
Tony Roberts, Archeoscan.
Lecture
Wednesday November 13, 2019
An Iron Age and Roman Settlement & associated burials, Thornbury, S. Glos.
Tom Brindle, Post Excavation Manager, Cotswold Archaeology.
Lecture
Tuesday October 8, 2019
Temple of Mithras: reconstruction/recreation
Catherine Woolfitt ACR MCIfA, Woolfitt Associates Ltd.
Lecture
Wednesday September 11, 2019
From Round Barrows to Roman Britain: Recent Research on North Hill, Priddy.
Dr. Jodie Lewis, Principal Lecturer in Archaeology, University of Worcester.
Lecture
Wednesday March 13, 2019
My Life in Archaeology – 40 years as BAAS Treasurer
James Russell
Lecture
Wednesday February 13, 2019
Paganism in the Victorian and Edwardian Era
Professor Ronald Hutton, University of Bristol
Lecture
Wednesday January 9, 2019
Recent Treasure Hoards of Gloucestershire and Avon
Kurt Adams, Gloucestershire and Avon Finds Liaison Officer
Lecture
Wednesday November 28, 2018
From Bridgehead to Brewery: excavations at Finzel’s Reach, Bristol.
Ben Ford, Senior Project Manager, Oxford Archaeology.
Lecture
Wednesday October 10, 2018
The Cat and the Coffin: excavations at St. George’s Brandon Hill, Bristol.
Dr. Nick Corcos, Avon Archaeology Ltd.
Lecture
Wednesday September 12, 2018
The Archaeology of Bath Quays Waterside
Cai Mason, Senior Project Officer, Wessex Archaeology
Lecture
Wednesday September 13, 2017
The Discovery and Investigation of a Roman Villa Complex at Lockleaze
Mark Brett, Senior Project Officer, Cotswold Archaeology
Lecture
Wednesday February 8, 2017
The Stories Behind the New Stonehenge Visitor Centre
Dr. Amanda Chadburn, Senior National Rural & Environmental Adviser, Historic England
Lecture
Wednesday January 11, 2017
Atlantic Britain in the Early Middle Ages: AD400-1100
David Etheridge
Lecture
Wednesday November 9, 2016
Health Disease and Disability in Medieval Bristol c.1000-1500.
Dr. Irina Metzler, University of Swansea
Lecture
Wednesday October 12, 2016
An update on excavations in South Gloucestershire
Tony Roberts, Archeoscan
Lecture
Wednesday April 13, 2016
Chedworth Roman Villa, Glos.
Dr. Martin Papworth, Chedworth Roman Villa, National Trust
Lecture
Wednesday June 8, 2016
Nelme’s Paddock excavations, Berkeley Castle, Glos.
Professor Mark Horton
Walk
Wednesday February 17, 2016
Berkeley Castle and the Bristol Connection
Professor Mark Horton
Lecture
Wednesday January 13, 2016
The Beau Street Hoard, Bath.
Stephen Clewes, Manager Roman Baths and Pump Room
Lecture
Wednesday October 14, 2015
KILLING TIME: Archaeology, Anthropology and the First World War from the Western Front to the Middle East
Prof. Nick Saunders
Lecture
Wednesday September 9, 2015
LIFE IN THE BACKYARD: Craft Industry in Medieval Towns
Bob Jones,
Lecture
Wednesday April 8, 2015
Archaeological Discoveries in South Gloucestershire 2014
Tony Roberts, Archeoscan
Lecture
Wednesday November 12, 2014
A Medieval house re-discovered: excavations at Longworth Farm, Wellington, Somerset
Phil Andrews, Project Manager, Wessex Archaeology
Lecture
Wednesday January 14, 2015
The Changing Concepts of the Body in the British Bronze Age
Joanna Bruck, University of Bristol
Lecture
