RSG Conference - 'Shining a Light on Roman Roadside Settlement in South-East England'

Date: 
Saturday, 7 June, 2025 - 09:15 to 17:00

Shining a Light on Roman Roadside Settlements in South-East                                  England and Beyond

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Kings Church, Brooks Road, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 2BY

 

A Sussex Archaeology and History

hybrid conference (ie with online option) in association with the

 Surrey Archaeological Society’s Roman Studies Group

 

 PROGRAMME

09.15-10.00am       

REGISTRATION

Bookstalls and stands

10.00-10.10am

Dr David Rudling  

AM Chairman’s Welcome

10.10-11.00am  

Prof Tony King

On the road in the Western Roman Empire: ancient motels, caravanserai and emporia.

11.00-11.30am  

COFFEE & BISCUITS     

Visit the bookstalls & stands

11.30-12.15pm

Mike Luke 

Alfoldean: what do we know after 100 years of archaeological investigation?

12.15-1.00pm

David Calow

Four coin-rich roadside settlements in Surrey

1.00-2.00pm

LUNCH BREAK

Visit the bookstalls and stands

2.00-2.40pm  

Chris Butler

The Roman settlement at Hassocks in its landscape setting, and its Anglo-Saxon successor

2.40-3.20pm

Rob Wallace

Bridge Farm: the nature of a defended settlement at the junction of two Roman roads and the River Ouse

3.20-3.40pm

TEA & BISCUITS

Visit the bookstalls and stands

3.40-4.10pm      

Matt Sparks and

David Rudling

Roman Croydon: the course of the road and the loocation of the settlement

4.10-4.40pm  

David Staveley

Icklesham: which came first, the chicken or the settlement?

4.40-4.50pm

David Calow

PM Chairman’s Closing Rema

 

Conference Fees (including refreshments as above): £20 (or Early Bird £18) OR £15 Online (or Early Bird £12).

                                  To book: booking will open soon via Eventbrite

 

Postal Address: 
Kings Church
Brooks Road
Lewes
BN7 2BY