Archaeological
March 2008 Archaeological News - 31st March 2008
James Gough (Carl Jones Design) has now completed the exhibition boards telling the story of the Battle of Shrewsbury. The historical content was supplied by Chris Fern (MGA). These boards are now in plac... Read More
February 2008 Archaeological News - 28th February 2008
Progress is being made developing the exhibition, through numerous meetings with graphic designers and historians. Sourcing for the exhibition in the centre is also gathering pace with armour, mail and other products bein... Read More
January 2008 Update - 31st January 2008
Leading on from the hand over of artefacts (see last month) from Shrewsbury Museums and the metal detector survey at the begining of December, all items have now been taken to York for sorting and proper recording. ... Read More
December 2007 Archaeological News update - 31st December 2007
The Visitor Centre has also had a busy month! As mentioned last month, communication was ongoing with Shrewsbury Museums. This has proved very interesting and has resulted in the handover of a number... Read More
November 2007 Update - 30th November 2007
Ongoing dialogue between Battlefield 1403 and Shrewsbury Museums is being conducted to look at artefacts found on the battlefield over the years. It is hoped that we will be allowed to take pieces for further examin... Read More
October Archaeological News - 31st October 2007
• Work continues to build contacts and partnerships for the visitor centre. These include; other centres, archaeologists, education officers, teachers, and craftsmen. • Early plans are underway for a joint survey... Read More
September Archaeological News Update - 30th September 2007
The metal detecting survey (to be undertaken as a planning condition) was carried out early on in the month. Three archaeologists from Mike Griffiths and Associates carried out the survey on the proposed areas for the ... Read More
August Archaelogical News - 6th September 2007
MGA have completed a draft scoping report which has provided details of contacts and partnerships formed with the visitor centre. It also provides a structure for further research into the Battle of Shrewsbury and details cl... Read More
First phase of research is nearing completion...... - 3rd August 2007
Continuing progress is being made by MGA on the archaeological aspect of the centre. The first phase of research is nearing completion. This has involved visiting and contacting other visitor centres, academics, ... Read More
Tim Sutherland … researching for the heritage centre - 1st August 2007
Tim Sutherland MSc BSc is an Honorary Research Fellow in Battlefield Archaeology at the University of Bradford and is currently writing up his PhD thesis on the archaeological evidence of the Battle of Towton (AD1461). He has publ... Read More
Research underway… - 3rd July 2007
Mike Griffiths and Associates continue to make excellent progress on the archaeological side. Contact has been made with the County Council’s Historic Environment Officer who has asked that a metal detector surv... Read More
Archaeological Program of Works - 1st June 2007
An Archaeological program of works is being compiled by Mike Griffiths and Associates of York. When complete, this will be discussed with, and approved by the Shropshire Archaeological Officer before any work starts. When build... Read More