Leicester Cathedral Site Excavation Tours
Leicester Cathedral Site Excavation Tours
Today at 14:00
Leicester Cathedral • Leicester
Free
The Excavations at Angel Street and St John's Street
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Location
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery
4-6 Guildhall Road
Northampton
NN1 1DP
United Kingdom
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No Refunds
A talk about the large scale excavations on Angel and St John's Streets in Northampton in 2014.
About this event
The Excavations at Angel Street and St John's Street
Thursday 21 July
7-8pm
Northampton Museum & Art Gallery
Mark Holmes from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) will be speaking about the large-scale excavations on Angel Street and St John’s Street in 2014, uncovering a site which has been continuously occupied since the early 1100s. Highlights include the discovery of a workshop where bone and antler chess pieces were carved in the 12th century, and extensive evidence for later medieval malting and brewing. There will an opportunity to view some of the original finds from the site. This talk is in partnership with MOLA and celebrates the Festival of Archaeology.
£5 per person (+Eventbrite fee)
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