Surrey Archaeological Society

Annual Lecture presents Dr Jonathan Foyle

Dr.Jonathan Foyle, Architect and Archaeologist, will present the Society’s Annual Lecture on
England’s Lost Renaissance: Italian Influences on Court Architecture. c 1500-1530

Friday 4th June 2010. The Menuhin Hall.
Reception 6.45pm. Lecture commences 7.45pm

Tickets £12.00.

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Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 20th November 2010, at 4.30pm following the SRF Conference at the Leatherhead Institute.

More details to follow.

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Surrey Treasures: the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Surrey

Groups:

Guildford Group

An illustrated talk by David Williams, Portable Antiquities Officer for Surrey

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Tour of Chilworth Gunpowder Works

Events:

Visit

Groups:

Guildford Group

An evening visit guided by Andrew Norris
Meet at the Percy Arms, Chilworth, at 6.50pm. The landlord has kindly allowed us to park on condition we buy a drink or coffee.
Andrew will give a short introduction before we leave for the tour at 7.10-7.15pm. The tour will take approx 1 hour, after which we intend to return to the Percy Arms for a social drink and/or meal.

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Evidence of Roman Settlement in and around Guildford

Groups:

Guildford Group

There is ample parking behind the church and disabled parking in front

An illustrated talk by Becky Lambert of the Surrey County Archaeological Unit

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AGM and talk on a 19th Century Perambulation of Part of the Manor of Braeboeuf

Groups:

Guildford Group

There is ample parking behind the church and disabled parking in front

An illustrated talk by Peter Youngs on a Group project follows the Group's AGM

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The Mores of Loseley: vital cogs in the Tudor machine?

Groups:

Guildford Group

There is ample parking behind the church and disabled parking in front

An illustrated talk by Dr Catherine Ferguson, exploring the role of the More family, as revealed through the Loseley Manuscripts, as agents in Surrey of the Tudor revolution in government, and the part they played in transforming England from a medieval Catholic country into a modern Protestant state

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Mid-nineteenth century railways and the beginnings of commuting from rural Surrey

Groups:

Guildford Group

There is ample parking behind the church and disabled parking in front

An illustrated talk by Peter Balmer

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More Medieval Towns in Surrey

Events:

Conference

Groups:

Medieval Studies Forum

Periods:

Medieval

Following last year’s very successful meeting on Surrey’s Medieval Towns, the next meeting of the Forum will focus again on the factors that influenced the development of medieval towns in the County featuring Croydon, Kingston, Lingfield and Haslemere.

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Local History Symposium - Early Buildings and Domestic Life in Surrey 1100-1700

Events:

Conference

Groups:

Surrey Local History Committee

Periods:

Medieval

EARLY BUILDINGS AND DOMESTIC LIFE IN SURREY, 1100-1700

Programme

10.00 Exhibits and stalls ready for viewing. Coffee is served

10.25 Morning Session. Chair: Janet Balchin (Chairman, Surrey Local History Committee)

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