Visit

Conservation Award Presentation & AGM & Lecture on the Work of the Surrey Heath Archaeology and Heritage Trust

9 Jul 2011 - 14:00
9 Jul 2011 - 16:00
Location: Bagshot Archaeology Centre, 4-10 London Road, Bagshot, , Surrey, , GU19 5HN
Conservation Award Presentation to Surrey Heath Archaeology and Heritage Trust
+ SIHG AGM.
+ Lecture on the Work of the Trust (open to all)

Visit - Bignor Villa

18 Jun 2011 - 10:30
18 Jun 2011 - 13:30
Location: Bignor Roman Villa, Bignor Lane, Pulborough, , West Sussex, , RH20 1PH
Our final visit of the year is to Bignor Roman villa in Sussex where a lot has been happening over the last few years. We are fortunate to have David Rudling as our guide who has been closely involved with the site over a long period. A walk on Stane Street, which is not far away, is on the cards for the more energetic. An entry fee is payable.

Visit - Portchester Castle

14 May 2011 - 10:25
14 May 2011 - 13:30
Location: Chichester Guildhall, Priory Park, Chichester, , HAM
The original intention was to visit Porchester in the morning, leaving time to look around Roman Chichester in the afternoon, including the museum although, as the museum is closed for reconstruction until next year, we have made special arrangements to see the inscriptions on the stones in the Chichester "lapidarium" located in the Guildhall in

Visit - Colchester

10 Apr 2011 - 11:00
Location: Castle Museum, 14 Ryegate Rd CO1 1YG, Colchester, , ESS, , CO1 1YG

Our first visit of the year is to  Britain’s oldest town – Colchester. The day will start at 11.00am with a visit to the Castle Museum which will include a guided tour taking in areas not freely accessible. An entry fee is payable and there is a charge for the tour.

Visit to St Albans Abbey and Verulamium

4 Sep 2010 - 09:00
4 Sep 2010 - 18:00
A joint visit by coach with the Friends of Guildford Museum, visiting the Abbey in the morning and the Roman site of Verulamium in the afternoon.

Coach departs Guildford North Street, opposite the library, at 9am and Burpham, bus stop opposite the BP garage, at 9.05am.

Surrey Local History Committee Spring Meeting

6 Mar 2010 - 14:00
6 Mar 2010 - 17:30
Location:
Surrey Local History Committee Spring Meeting

Saturday 6th March ‘Evacuation’ at Sayers Croft Ewhurst 2.00pm - 5.30pm

The Surrey Local History Committee has arranged a half day meeting at Sayers Croft Ewhurst on the subject of Evacuation during the Second World War. Sayers Croft is now a residential Field Centre owned by Westminster city council, but it was originally built as a result of the Camps Act of 1939 and was used to house evacuees during the war.

Woking Palace Open Day

1 Aug 2010 - 11:00
1 Aug 2010 - 16:00
Location: Woking Palace, Off Carter's Lane, Old Woking, , Surrey
Woking Palace Archaeological Project

Come and see the results of the second season of excavations. No Parking is available at the site but a way-marked path leads from a free car park in Old Woking -see www.woking-palace.org for details.

Visit to NMRC & STEAM in Swindon

18 Feb 2010 - 08:30
18 Feb 2010 - 17:00
The visit to the National Monument Record Centre & to the Museum of the Great Western Railway
includes introductory talks and guided tours. The cost of £15 includes travel by coach and fees.
Please sign up now with Alan Crocker, alanglen@glfd.freeserve.co.uk, who will keep you posted on details.
The SIHG website will also be updated with any changes.

Roman Studies Group Visit - Silchester

24 Jul 2010 - 10:00
24 Jul 2010 - 17:00
Location:
Professor Mike Fulford has kindly agreed to show us around the current excavations and the site as a whole at Silchester on the morning of Saturday 24 July.

More details to follow.

For more information, please contact Charles van der Lande on charlesjvdl@aol.com

Roman Studies Group Visit - Chedworth Roman Villa

22 May 2010 - 10:00
22 May 2010 - 17:00
Location:
Chedworth Roman villa, occupied from circa AD 140 to the 4th.C, is one of the most important rural Roman houses in the country with over thirty rooms, a mile of walls, two bath houses, hypocausts, water shrine and latrines. It is owned by the National Trust who have agreed to provide a knowledgeable guide for a maximum number of thirty. They will charge £50 for the tour plus the usual entry fee for non-NT members. The proposed date is Saturday 22 May. The Cirencester museum is close by and there is a possibility that we may have a conducted tour there in the afternoon.