Saturday 10th May | 11am-12 (Noon)

Understanding Hadrian’s Wall

Lecture by Prof. David Breeze

In 1848, the Lit and Phil was the location of one of the most important events in the history of the study of Hadrian's Wall, the series of lectures delivered by John Collingwood Bruce. These heralded a new era in the study of the frontier leading on to the Pilgrimage of Hadrian's Wall in the following year and the first of his several books on the Wall, both of which continue to this day. In this review of the occasion, David Breeze will examine its importance and impact, placing it in its wider context.

Professor Breeze is a former President of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle and has written extensively on Hadrian's Wall.

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