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Library open upstairs on the 1st floor.

Speaker: Stephen Rodgers

The historic town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire is home to what some archaeologists believe to be the largest Romano-British ‘villa’ site in the East Midlands.  The development of an Anglo-Saxon church and then the Norman Minster may be linked to the religious significance of this site.  Southwell Community Archaeology Group (SCAG) have been active in trying to trace the history of Southwell and especially in uncovering the Medieval development of the town.  King Charles I spent his last night of freedom in what is now known as The Saracen’s Head, a former coaching inn with rooms containing examples of Elizabethan wall paintings. SCAG worked with professional conservators trying to understand more about these paintings.

Dr Stephen Rodgers is secretary of SCAG and this talk will explore some of the archaeology of Southwell, much of which is now hidden.

Organised by the Archaeological Research Group